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LOT 0831

Romano-British Colchester-Derivative Bow Brooch

CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

1 7/8 in. (12.9 grams, 47 mm).

With hinge at the cross-bar and pin beneath, deep bow with vertical channel; notched detailing. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, UK.
Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection.

Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme report no.SWOR-A26E93.

Literature

Cf. Bayley, J. & Butcher, S., Roman Brooches in Britain: A Technological and Typological Study based on the Richborough Collection, London, 2004, p.157.

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LOT 0831

Romano-British Colchester-Derivative Bow Brooch

Sold for (Inc. bp): £72

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