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LOT 1175
Iron Age Celtic Axe Pendant Group
2ND CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 1 1/8 in. (17.4 grams total, 19-29 mm).
A trio of bronze axe head pendants of different forms, each with a pierced socket for suspension, one plain, one bearing vertical grooves, the largest decorated with concentric circles. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceGerman art market, 1990s.
Mr A.H., a North American collector living in the UK.
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Iron Age Celtic Silver Bird Amulet with Fanned Tail
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £338
A silver votive bird with punched detailing, vertical lines to wings, horizontal and triangular lines to the fanned tail. 5.71 grams, 22 mm
Acquire in the 1990s. Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
There is a group of Celtic gods who are not identified by any one recurrent attribute such as a hammer or antlers, but who fall firmly within the sphere of deities with responsibility for wild nature and the bounty of the earth. They are distinguished by their association with animals or especially birds; the votive birds were often offered to these gods of nature and abundance. -
Iron Age Celtic Silver Axe Pendant with Loop
Circa 3rd-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
A silver pendant composed of a crescentic hoop and free-running axehead pendant. 2.4 grams, 34 mm
Acquired before 2000. From the collection of a European gentleman living in the UK. -
Iron Age Celtic Terret Ring
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
A bronze terret ring composed of a carinated annular body, fan-shaped integral lug with conical knop, two small curled flourishes to hoop base. 17.6 grams, 38.25 mm overall, 20.66 mm internal diameter (approximate size British V 1/2, USA 10 3/4, Europe 24.4, Japan 23)
Acquired in the 1970s. Important European collection.
