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LOT 1769
British Celtic Bronze Toggle and Loop Fastener
IRON AGE, 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (14.29 grams, 29 mm).
With median loop and gusseted disc finials, baluster-shaped in profile. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Wilden, Bedfordshire, UK.
Recorded with UKDFD no.53125.
Cf. Bailey, G., Buttons & Fasteners 500 BC-AD1840, Witham, 2004, p.87, for type.
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