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Celtic Bronze Figural Pendant
Iron Age, 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Standing figure in floor-length flounced robe, arms extended to sides, short hair; loop to each hand, above head and below feet. 5.3 grams, 41 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Celtic Enamelled Bronze Mount
Iron Age, 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Discoid La Tène mount with a 'figure-of-eight' motif on a blue enamelled background with details picked out in red; stud on the reverse. 17.15 grams, 29 mm
Found Ludford, Lincolnshire, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Celtic Silver Twisted Bracelet with Pendants
Iron Age, 1st century B.C.-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Comprising: narrow bracelet of twisted wire with loop finial; small axe-blade pendant; hollow-formed sphere with raised geometric bands. 9.23 grams, 74 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Iron Age Celtic Silver Bow Brooch
2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Bow brooch of La Tène type II with returned foot and simple coiled spring to the head, integral pin. 4.86 grams, 41 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. From the private collection of a Kent, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Iron Age Enamelled Bronze Pendant
Kiev Culture, circa 2nd-5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Comprising two discs with three radiating lobes, red enamel infill, connected by a red enamelled triangular plaque to a thick suspension loop. 6.95 grams, 48 mm
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1970s-1990s. Property of a Nottinghamshire, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The Kiev archaeological culture was located in the basin of the rivers Dnieper and Visla between the 3rd and 5th centuries; archaeologists connect this culture with the historical ancestors of the Slavs. However, there are suggestions that in different regions of the Kiev culture the ethnogenetic processes were not the same. In some cases, the Slavic component prevailed, whilst Baltic and others were dominant elsewhere. -
Iron Age Celtic Bronze Proto-Ring Money Collection
Circa 3rd-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
A bronze 'proto-money' or harness ring group comprising round-section rings. 103 grams total, 15-22 mm
From an English collection formed before 2000. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Iron Age Celtic Bronze La Tene Fibula
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising a wide bow and S-curved tail with conical knop; integral spring and pin. 3.34 grams, 28 mm
Ex M Braham and Lord Alistair McAlpine collections, 1970-1980s. From the private collection of a Kent, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Celtic Silver and Bronze Jewellery Group
Iron Age, 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising: narrow bangle with beaded outer face; ellipsoid plaque with repoussé pellets to rim, three attachment points. 4.28 grams total, 49-70 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Celtic Decorated Silver Bangle
Iron Age, circa 4th-2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Annular bracelet with slightly domed upper face, pointillé decoration on the edges. 21.1 grams, 69 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Celtic Silver Axehead Pendant
Iron Age, circa 2nd-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
With slightly curved edge, pierced socket. 1.11 grams, 16 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Celtic Enamelled Bronze Dragonesque Brooch
Iron Age, 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
S-shaped brooch fragment with a transverse band of triangular and lozenge cells across filled with enamel; the head with a large eye with light blue enamel, curving ear-terminal above. 8 grams, 34 mm
Found near Driffield, Yorkshire, UK, in 2020. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Celtic Bronze Dress Toggle Collection
Iron Age, 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Including square, discoid and domed types, each with a pierced flange. 60 grams total, 31-41 mm
Found Yorkshire, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.