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LOT 2029
Celtic Silver Duck Mount
IRON AGE, 2ND CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.6 grams, 24.3 mm).
With a saddle-shaped body, incised bands and pellets, a bulbous head with a scooped beak, concave to the underside. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
Literature
Cf. Green, Miranda. Celtic Goddesses, Warriors, Virgins and Mothers, p.34.
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