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LOT 2007
Gold Proto-Celtic Style Shield-Shaped Mount
20TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (3.00 grams, 52 mm).
An oval repoussé plate in 6th-4th century B.C. style with nine concentric circles surrounded by a pearled edge, eight lateral palmettes and a beaded outer edge. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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