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A very good condition Ancient Roman Bronze Brooch, Crossbow type, dating to about the 1st - 3rd Century A.D
Object acquired in 2025 in London, UK from 'DM' as part of a Private European Collection dating to the pre- 1990s.

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Archaeology

Ancient Roman Bronze Crossbow Brooch - 68 mm

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Period

1850-1900

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1800-1850

Tang Dynasty (618-907)

1970-1980

Neogene, Miocene (23.03 - 5.33 million years)

Paleogene, Eocene (56 - 33.9 million years)

Cretaceous, Lower (145 - 100.5 million years)

Five Dynasties (907-960)

Northern Song (960-1127)

1960-1970

Quaternary, Pleistocene (2.58 - 0.0117 million years)

Jurassic, Upper (163.5 - 145 million years)

Devonian (419.2 - 358.9 million years)

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2010-2020

2023

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CITES Appendix II - Annex B in the EU

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Ancient Roman

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