3rd century AD. A silver crossbow brooch with round-section crossbar and collared knop finials, deep D-section bow with vertical band of triangles extending along the outer face and onto the rectangular footplate with chamfered long edges; separate collared knop above the bow; hinged pin housed in catchplate to reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R., Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 1260. 16.5 grams, 60mm (2 1/4"). Ex collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman; acquired on the UK art market; previously on the European art market before 2000. This early form of crossbow brooch shows clearly its ancestry in the P-shaped bow brooch type.