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LOT 1555
Romano-Celtic Bronze Bow Brooch
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 in. (11.8 grams, 68 mm).
Gorica-type bronze bow-brooch with knop to the forward edge of the catchplate. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx ArtAncient Ltd, London, SW6, with item id.16186.
From the private collection of Mr A Hills, Kent, UK.
Cf. Hattatt, R., Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 745.
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