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LOT 1710
Iron Age British Celtic Bronze Decorated Ring-Headed Pin
LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 3/8 in. (16 grams, 87 mm).
With tapering shank and integral ring with bulb finial; shank pierced below the junction with the bulb.
ProvenanceFound Norfolk, Southern England.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
Accompanied by an old Norfolk Castle Museum record slip.
Recorded and assessed by the Secretary of State’s Expert Adviser as an object of cultural interest. The RCEWA reviewed an export application and determined that it meets the third Waverley criterion, making it currently non-exportable.
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LOT 1710
Iron Age British Celtic Bronze Decorated Ring-Headed Pin
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
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Iron Age Celtic Sandstone Hammer Stone
Circa 400 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Polished cobble with rounded ends; old inked collector's legends to one side. 912 grams, 17.6 cm
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Iron Age Celtic Sandstone Hammer Stone
Circa 400 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Large cobble with flattened striking face; old collector's legend to one side. 1.25 kg, 13 cm
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