ROMAN LEGIONARY BRONZE-GILT BOW BROOCH Ca. AD 300 - 400. A bronze-gilt crossbow brooch with a pin and solid arched bow. The crossbar terminates in three prominent faceted knobs, while the footplate is decorated with transverse ridges. For similar see: For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 74.51.4495.Object Number: 07.286.100. Size: 69mm x 51mm; Weight: 38g Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Holland art market in the 1990s.