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LOT 1840
European Iron Age Celtic Bronze Torc
CIRCA 3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.
6 1/4 in. (366 grams, 16 cm).
The penannular body formed with recurved terminals and graduated biconical bulbs. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx old English collection.
London art market, 1980s.
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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Iron Age Celtic Bronze Large Proto-Ring Money Collection
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A 'proto-money' or harness ring group comprising round-section hoops. 147 grams total, 22-50 mm
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Romano-Celtic Bronze Leaping Boar Statuette
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,784
Modelled in the round in a dynamic pose with fierce facial features and partially open mouth; ridge of bristles to the spine; mounted on a custom-made stand. 165 grams total, 74 mm wide
Found Hampshire, UK, in the 1980s. From the collection of David Miller and a Cambridge, UK, collection, 2000s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12512-231450. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
The small statuettes of boars found in Roman Britain and Gaul were likely used as votive figurines for cult places. They were widespread in the Roman provinces of Celtic origin. However, one cannot exclude the fact that many boars found in Britain belong to the pre-conquest era. One of the few types of bronze figurines that are known to precede the arrival of the Romans is, in fact, that of the boars.
