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LOT 1778
Celtic Bronze Cosmetic Grinder
IRON AGE, 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (4.06 grams, 37 mm).
Comprising a slender round-section grinder with a loop handle. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of the late collection of Mr M., Waterlooville, Hampshire, UK, formed from the late 1980s to early 1990s.
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