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LOT 1766
Celtic Bronze Cosmetic Woad Grinder Set
IRON AGE, 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 in. (20.3 grams total, 60-61 mm).
Comprising a scaphoid mortar with thick loop finial; separate grinder with hooked point and ring finial. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent.
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Formed from a single lentoid-section rod with the ends wound around the shank in a sliding knot. 22.2 grams, 88 mm
From the collection of a late Gloucestershire, UK, collector. -
Celtic Iron Closed Socketted Splayed Axehead
Late Hallstatt-Early La Tene Period, circa 450 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Splayed blade and a rectangular-section socket. 124 grams, 73 mm
Ex M. Spiegelberg collection, since 1989-1992; thence by descent. Accompanied by a copy of a previous yellow cataloguing slip. -
Large Celtic Iron Open Socketted Splayed Axehead
Late Hallstatt-Early La Tene Period, circa 450 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
With a flaring blade and a rectangular socket open on one side. 424 grams, 12.5 cm
Ex M. Spiegelberg collection, since 1989-1992; thence by descent. Accompanied by a previous yellow cataloguing slip.
