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LOT 0560
Roman Bronze Crossbow Brooch
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 in. (32.5 grams, 66 mm).
Early type with onion-shaped knops to the stepped headplate, thick bow with collar, footplate with chamfered edges, hinged pin and catch to reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent.
LiteratureCf. Hattatt, R., Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985, item 504, for type.
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