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LOT 1768
British Celtic Bronze Toggle and Loop Fastener
IRON AGE, 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (17.5 grams, 28 mm).
Button-and-loop fastener with D-section segmented face, flared arm with round-section attachment loop. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Wilden, Bedfordshire, UK.
Recorded with UKDFD no.53478.
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