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Romano-British Bronze Dolphin Bow Brooch Romano-British Bronze Dolphin Bow Brooch Romano-British Bronze Dolphin Bow Brooch
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LOT 0846

Romano-British Bronze Dolphin Bow Brooch

1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

2 in. (21.5 grams, 51 mm).

With chord developing to a sturdy pin, carinated bow with lateral knops, collar to the equator with duck-head below, recurved foot with bulb finial, long catchplate. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Yorkshire, UK, in 1971.
Acquired from Spinks, The Shambles, York, 2011.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.

Accompanied by an old handwritten dealer's ticket.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Literature

Cf. Hattatt, R., Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 1396.

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LOT 0846

Romano-British Bronze Dolphin Bow Brooch

Sold for (Inc. bp): £78

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