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LOT 1696
Celtic Silver Votive Axehead Collection
IRON AGE, 2ND CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
1/ 4 - 1 in. (17.2 grams total, 6-24 mm).
Various types, each pierced for suspension, four with dot-and-ring, pellet, X or crescent motifs. [6]
ProvenanceGerman art market, 1990s.
Ex Mr A.H., a North American collector living in the UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Celtic Silver Twisted Bracelet with Pendants
Iron Age, 1st century B.C.-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Comprising: narrow bracelet of twisted wire with loop finial; small axe-blade pendant; hollow-formed sphere with raised geometric bands. 9.23 grams, 74 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 Sandstone Head of a Deity
Iron Age, 2nd century B.C.-1st century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £416
Heater-shaped in profile with reserved low-relief brow, vertical bar nose, shallow socket mouth; mounted on a custom-made stand. 10.54 kg total, 30 cm high including stand
Acquired between the 1970s and 1980s. From the private collection of John Watson, Cambridge, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Celtic Bronze Patrix Die
Iron Age, 1st century B.C.-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Modelled as a bearded male face with exaggerated brow, nose and cheeks. 48.5 grams, 25 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.
