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LOT 0650
Roman Silver Crossbow Brooch
3RD CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 in. (16.5 grams, 60 mm).
With round-section crossbar and collared knop finials, deep D-section bow with vertical band of triangles extending along the outer face and onto the rectangular footplate with chamfered long edges; separate collared knop above the bow; hinged pin housed in catchplate to reverse. [No Reserve]
Provenance
On the European art market before 2000.
Ex collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman; acquired on the UK art market.
Literature
Cf. Hattatt, R., Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 1260.
Footnotes
This early form of crossbow brooch shows its origins in the P-shaped bow brooch type.
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