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LOT 1710
Celtic Enamelled Bronze Dragonesque Brooch
IRON AGE, 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (8 grams, 34 mm).
S-shaped brooch fragment with a transverse band of triangular and lozenge cells across filled with enamel; the head with a large eye with light blue enamel, curving ear-terminal above. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound near Driffield, Yorkshire, UK, in 2020.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Hattatt, R., A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches, Oxford, 2000, p.351, fig.210.
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From 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. -
Celtic Bronze Axehead Pendant
Iron Age, circa 4th-2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Formed as a double-axe with curving blades, pierced through the socket for suspension. 2.54 grams, 30 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Celtic Silver Torc
Iron Age, circa 4th-2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Tapering round-section shank with one flat terminal and one hook; bands of pointillé detailing to the shank. 49 grams, 13.7 cm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
