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LOT 1296
Celtic Bronze Wild Boar's Head Bowl Mount
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (21.9 grams, 30 mm).
A protome or bowl mount modelled in the round with naturalistic features, remains of the fixings to the rear.
Provenance‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection.
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LOT 1296
Celtic Bronze Wild Boar's Head Bowl Mount
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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