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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]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. Green, Miranda. Celtic Goddesses, Warriors, Virgins and Mothers, p.34.
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Celtic Silver Duck Mount
Iron Age, 2nd century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
With a saddle-shaped body, incised bands and pellets, a bulbous head with a scooped beak, concave to the underside. 4.6 grams, 24.3 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Celtic Bronze La Tène Shield Decoration
Iron Age, 3rd-2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising two discoid plaques, each with a central mounting stud, joined by an arched panel with stepped outer edges; river patination. 13.9 grams, 68 mm
From the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s. -
Iron Age Bronze-Hilted Sword
8th-6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
A broad iron sword with tapering blade and rounded shoulders, bronze hilt with crescentic pommel and apotropaic eye motifs to both sides; accompanied by bronze scabbard or baldric elements including a pair of eyelets with suspension loops, four circular appliqués with conical tips and ropework borders, and a scabbard chape with two opposing ibexes; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 2.2 kg total, 78 cm including stand
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12914-245170.
The sword belongs to the Caucasian culture of the Colchis and represents a very rare typology. A similar blade was found together with early Scythian arrows during excavations at Karmir-Blur. A similar combination found at Kulanurkhva’s excavations suggests that the appearance of such blades in Abkhazia is linked to the Scythian campaigns in Near Eastern Asia.
