Auction 001 Part 2
TimeLine Auctions Antiquities Sale - Day 2
By TimeLine Auction Limited
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Mar 6, 2024
The Court House, 363 Main Road, Harwich, CO12 4DN, UK
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- Egyptian (Lots 451-524)
- Greek (Lots 525-647)
- Roman (Lots 648-751)
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- Roman (Lots 752-948)
- Byzantine (Lots 949-990)
- Archaeological Books (Lots 991-1093)
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LOT 731:
Large Roman Silver Bow Brooch
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Sold for: £100
Start price:
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5
Estimated price :
£200 - £300
Buyer's Premium: 36%
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Large Roman Silver Bow Brooch
Circa 2nd-3rd century A.D.. With incised foliage detail to the high arched bow and flat head plate with human face and radiating floral pattern engraved on both sides; catchplate and pin-loop to the reverse. Cf. Hoops, I., Fibel und Fibeltracht, Berlin-New York, 2000, p.105 (516), fig.113, no.5, for similar. 36.5 grams, 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.).
Ex European collection, 1990s.Ex Den of Antiquity, Cambridgeshire, UK.Accompanied by a dealer's catalogue information card.
The fibula seems to be provincial type, of Romano-Germanic inspiration. This particularly characteristic fibula shape of the Romano-Germanic army, worn probably by the Germanic mercenaries of the Roman army, appeared in the later 2nd and partly at the beginning of the 3rd century A.D., under a form of large bow brooches with various types of head plates or spiral sleeves. [No Reserve]
