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LOT 0576
Roman Gilt Bronze Crossbow Brooch
4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 in. (23.6 grams, 70 mm).
Onion-knop finials and deep bow, long footplate with volutes to the sides; pin to the reverse.
Provenance
Ex important German collection of brooches, 1980s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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