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LOT 0287
Iron Age British Celtic Brigantes Bronze Enamelled Box Fitting
1ST CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (37.7 grams, 57 mm).
Possibly the end-panel of a wooden casket, with champ levé enamel scrolls flanking a central palmette within a rectilinear border; Chris Rudd says: 'The S-shaped scroll either side of the central palmette motif is reminiscent of the S-shaped scrolls seen on Lindsey Scyphate gold quarter staters (ABC 1770, 1773), struck by the Corieltavi, close neighbours of the Brigantes.' [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found North Yorkshire, UK.
Ex Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s.
Collection number CE26.
Accompanied by a Chris Rudd information card.
Footnotes
Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 0287
Iron Age British Celtic Brigantes Bronze Enamelled Box Fitting
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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