COLLECTION OF ROMAN REPUBLICAN BRONZE BOW BROOCHES Ca. 200 - 1 BC. A collection of ten bronze bow brooches, each with a prominent arched bow, some featuring faceted or ribbed decoration. The brooches are equipped with broad transverse hinges and coiled spring mechanisms, and several have footplates terminating in moulded finials. For similar see: Collection du Musee Carnevalet, Les Bronzes Antiques des Paris, Cat. 165. Size: 11.4-26.2mm x 30.4-56.7mm; Weight: 96.56g Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Austrian art market in the 1990s.