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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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