Auction 001 Ancient Art, Antiquities & Ancient Coins
By Life Auctions
Apr 28, 2024
124 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK
Selection of Ancient Artefacts and Coins-from Bronze Age to a Post Medieval Period
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LOT 27:

Roman Crossbow Brooch 4th Century AD

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£ 20
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£40 - £80
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Auction took place on Apr 28, 2024 at Life Auctions
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Roman Crossbow Brooch 4th Century AD
A substantial bronze crossbow brooch with three onion-shaped knops to the head plate, deep bow, trapezoidal footplate with chamfered edges and raised panels with incised annulets, hinged pin to the reverse .Fine condition.Cf. Hattatt, R., Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 1268. 42 grams, 69mm. From the private collection, acquired on the UK art market around 2000s.