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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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Comprising: a substantial ring, the upper section formed as a series of conjoined bulbs, the lower portion lentoid in section springing from a bulb; the bulb mounted on a base, C-shaped in section, carinated and recurved at each end to terminate in a knop attached to the underside of the ring; the base developing to a vertical strap with flanking crescent horns meeting at a ribbed collar; beneath the bulb, a rectangular loop to accept a bridle strap; one side of base absent. 64.6 grams, 63 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Lancashire, UK, collector.
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Late Hallstatt-Early La Tene Period, circa 450 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
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Iron Age, 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising a slender round-section grinder with a loop handle. 4.06 grams, 37 mm
From the private collection of the late collection of Mr M., Waterlooville, Hampshire, UK, formed from the late 1980s to early 1990s.
