Lot Essay
Cf. C. Stiegemann (ed.), Byzanz: Das Licht aus dem Osten, Diözesanmuseum Paderborn, Paderborn and Mainz, 2001, pp. 337-338, nos IV.81.1 and 2 for the type.
SECOND HALF OF 4TH CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN EARLY CHRISTIAN GILT BRONZE CROSSBOW FIBULA
SECOND HALF OF 4TH CENTURY A.D.
With three knobbed terminals at the head, the arched bow supported by a scrolled cross bar, a decorative niello strip runs the length of the body with a Chi-Rho monogram, a face and a cross motif, bordered by pierced scrolls
3 in. (7.6 cm.) long
SECOND HALF OF 4TH CENTURY A.D.
With three knobbed terminals at the head, the arched bow supported by a scrolled cross bar, a decorative niello strip runs the length of the body with a Chi-Rho monogram, a face and a cross motif, bordered by pierced scrolls
3 in. (7.6 cm.) long
Special notice
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