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LOT 1700
Celtic Bronze Toggle Fastener
IRON AGE, 2ND CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (11.5 grams, 26 mm).
With median loop and gusseted disc finials, baluster-shaped in profile. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound whilst searching with a metal detector near Bottisham, East Cambridgeshire, UK, on Friday 13th December 2024.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SF-026B7D.
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Acquired on the UK and EU art market before 2000. From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Iron Age, 4th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,080
Round-section collar with La Tène scrolls and bosses to the upper face, bulbs flanking the centrepiece of three discoid cells with inset glass segmented bosses, each surmounted by a domed stud; bosses replaced; handwritten note by Philippe Chauchoy stating 'Torque celtique en bronze garanti authentique, avec cabochons refaits - Fin du IVe-début IIIe siècle av[ant] J.C.' 149 grams, 15.4 cm
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British Celtic Bronze Ring with Concentric Design
2nd-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Comprising a D-section hoop with horizontal lines at the shoulders, a discoid bezel with ring-and-dot design. 3.35 grams, 23.20 mm overall, 20.54 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U 1/2, USA 10 1/4, Europe 23.15, Japan 22)
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