A Roman bronze crossbow fibula, with large cupola-shaped terminals and semi-circular bow, a central niello strip runs the length of the body with incised pattern, flanked by a pair of incised volutes -- 4 3/8in. (11.1cm.) long, 4th Century A.D.

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A Roman bronze crossbow fibula, with large cupola-shaped terminals and semi-circular bow, a central niello strip runs the length of the body with incised pattern, flanked by a pair of incised volutes -- 4 3/8in. (11.1cm.) long, 4th Century A.D.

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