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LOT 0320

Celtic Bronze Boar Statuette

IRON AGE, 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.

2 in. (98 grams, 50 mm).

Modelled in the round with notches to the ridged back, sockets to the eyes, coiled tail.

Provenance

From the collection of a Hampshire, UK, gentleman, established from the 1960s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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LOT 0320

Celtic Bronze Boar Statuette

Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,120

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