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LOT 2082
Celtic Bronze Boar Statuette
IRON AGE, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (18.3 grams, 37.7 mm).
Modelled in round with applied eyes and ears, notches to the back forming bristles.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
See The British Museum, registration number 1864,0501.9, and other examples from the Hounslow hoard.
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LOT 2082
Celtic Bronze Boar Statuette
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£150 (EUR 174; USD 203) +BP*
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Iron Age, circa 1st century B.C.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Iron Age Bronze Helmet Ornament in the Form of a Bull's Horn
Celtic, 4th-1st century B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Decorative attachment in the form of a bull’s horn, curving and ending in a spherical knob with a notched underside; a torus collar at the horn's lower end, with a square cross-section below it; a conical disc at the base with three perforations for attachment; mounted on a custom-made stand. 161 grams total, 22.5 cm including stand
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Numerous examples of Celtic helmets adorned with horns are known. Amongst these, there are several parallels for the specific shape of the bull’s horn presented here. An interpretation as a helmet ornament therefore appears plausible, especially in view of the size of our object. -
Celtic Iron Adjustable Type Bracelet
Iron Age, circa 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
A length of square-section wire with the ends looped around the shank to form an adjustable closure. 21.67 grams, 92 mm
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