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LOT 1309
Celtic Iron Age Bronze Cosmetic Grinder Bowl
2ND CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (23 grams, 64 mm).
Leaf-shaped in plan with a shallow bowl and pierced lug handle. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Bedfordshire, UK, in the 1980s.
Property of a Kempston, UK gentleman.
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Iron Age Celtic Bronze Artefact Collection
Circa 3rd century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Including two artefacts accompanied by Portable Antiquities Scheme records: a La Tene IIb style brooch, 3rd century B.C.; an anthropomorphic strap distributor with one remaining loop dated 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.; accompanied by five other artefacts, including a fitting with triangular attachment arm and discoid head; enamelled discoid stud; penannular ring or bar; zoomorphic fitting; possible wight with domed upper face decorated with chevrons, pellets and hatched triangles, star motif to the reverse. 77 grams total, 17-43 mm
Found Berkshire, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.BERK-AB8B30 and BERK-33D535. -
Celtic Bronze Standing Bird Statuette
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
On a square base with its head slightly cocked to one side. 5.65 grams, 23 mm high
‘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. -
Very Large Celtic Enamelled Bronze Dragonesque Brooch
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,420
S-shaped with scrolled flourishes to the dragon-head terminals, remains of inlaid blue and red enamelling to the stylised beast heads, wave and lozenge ornament to the body; free-running tongue with head coiled around the neck of one of the creatures; Romano-British. 24.9 grams, 60 mm
Found Lincolnshire, UK.
Such fibulae served functional and decorative purposes; the curved pin would have fastened pieces of cloth. They were worn singly or as pairs.
