2nd century AD. A silver knee brooch with transverse bar, keeled bow and swept body with knop finial, hinged pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 1239. 15.27 grams, 41.5mm (1 1/2"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s. [No Reserve]