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LOT 0664
Roman Silver Crossbow Brooch
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 7/8 in. (6.48 grams, 48 mm).
With balustered arms ending in knops and third knop above the bow, remains of hinged pin; deep bow with hatched outer face extending to the tapering footplate with catch to the reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired at a London Coin Fair in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex collector.
Cf. Heeren, S. & van der Feijst, L., Fibulae uit de Lage Landen. Beschrijving, Analyse en Interpretatie van een Archeologische Vondstcategorie, Amersfoort, 2017, item NL-0414-02a-157, for type.
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