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LOT 1626
British Celtic Bronze War Chariot Lynch Pin Terminal
IRON AGE, 2ND CENTURY B.C.-EARLY 1ST CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (43.3 grams, 58 mm).
Iron shank with applied bronze tapering bulb, ribbed disc finial. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Yorkshire, UK.
LiteratureCf. British Museum number 1987,0404.12; East Riding of Yorkshire: Kirkburn.
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