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LOT 1276
Iron Age Bronze Scabbard Fitting Set
CIRCA 5TH CENTURY B.C.
1 3/4 - 4 1/4 in. (144 grams total, 4.5-10.7 cm).
For a parallel-sided cavalry sword scabbard comprising: three bronze sleeves, with median openwork panels of triangles, bands of ring-and-dot ornament, open to the reverse; a similar fitting with two lateral lugs, straight sided plaque with V-shaped voids, upper discoid plaque with central oval hole, all with ring-and-dot ornament. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the early 1970s.
Ex property of a Surrey collector.
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Iron Age Celtic Bronze Bird Collection
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Opening Bid: £333
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