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LOT 0561
Celtic Bronze Fibula
IRON AGE, 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
2 3/4 in. (31.1 grams, 70 mm).
With bulb to the foot, bow with incised hatching, integral chord and pin; applied ring to bow. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a Somerset, UK, gentleman.
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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