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LOT 255827
Roman Enamelled Bronze Bow Brooch
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (6.17 grams, 36 mm).
Dolphin-type T-shaped bow brooch with tapering crossbar, bow ornamented with segmentation to the obverse and enamel fill; trumpet-shaped lobe finial; catch and hinged pin to reverse. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found near North Ripon, Yorkshire, UK.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Lancashire, UK, collector.
Literature
Cf. Heynowski, R., Bestimmungsbuch Archaeologie: Fibeln, Munich, 2012, item 3.29.2, for type.
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LOT 255827
Roman Enamelled Bronze Bow Brooch
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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