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LOT 1772
British Celtic Enamelled Bronze Terret Ring Section
IRON AGE, 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 in. (54.9 grams, 68 mm).
Curved in profile and tapering, round in section with complex intersecting curved flanges; panels of hatched and pointillé detailing, recessed roundels with red enamel fill. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound UK.
From the collection of a Bedfordshire, UK, lady.
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