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LOT 0916

Romano-British Bronze Bow Brooch with Bird Terminal

2ND CENTURY A.D.

1 1/2 in. (4.66 grams, 37 mm).

Wide bow with a raised decorative panel with polygonal cells for enamel, zoomorphic finial. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Norfolk, UK.
From a Kent collection formed in the 1990s.

CONDITION

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LOT 0916

Romano-British Bronze Bow Brooch with Bird Terminal

Sold for (Inc. bp): £52

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