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LOT 0657
Roman Bronze Horse Bow Brooch
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 7/8 in. (29.8 grams, 47 mm).
With pricked ears, arched neck, D-shaped saddle and bobbed tail; the lower hindlegs developing into a headplate similar to a Roman crossbow brooch; the hinge-notch present on the headplate, the pin and catchplate absent. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired late 1980s-early 1990s.
Ex private collection, Nottinghamshire, UK.
Property of a Kent lady collector.
Literature
See Hattatt, R., Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, item 1644.
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