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LOT 2032
Celtic Bronze Fly-Shaped Toggle
IRON AGE, 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (8.35 grams, 25.84 mm).
Comprising a trapezoidal plaque with median bar, notched forward end; T-shaped bar to reverse. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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