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Crossbow Fibula, Onion Dome type, 3rd-4th Cent AD
Copper alloy; 66mm/ 34.8gm
Con/ Slightly plow bent and missing pin, otherwise, as fabricated. Original green patina with residual rust from the iron connector pins.
Typology: Keller 4a, c. 320-390 AD. Distribution: Upper Danube and Pannonia regions. Notes/ The foot is flanked by two lines with a zig-zag pattern within.
Seller's Note/ A beautiful brooch and an excellent example of how the were cast and assembled with iron rods and pins!