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LOT 1773
Celtic Enamelled Bronze Clothes Fastener
IRON AGE, 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (6.3 grams, 35 mm).
Composed of a square panel with a face divided into cells with red, yellow and green enamel fill; a trapezoidal loop and attachment arm. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of the late collection of Mr M., Waterlooville, Hampshire, UK, formed from the late 1980s to early 1990s.
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