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LOT 0846
Roman Silver Bow Brooch
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3 1/8 in. (29 grams, 81 mm).
Comprising an elliptical-section bow with D-shaped chord and spring extending to the pin; rectangular foot with catch to the reverse; top of catch extended to a wire coiled about the lower bow. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
Cf. Hattatt, R., Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 1260, for type.
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