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LOT 0373
Iron Age Celtic Boar Protome
CIRCA 50 A.D.
2 in. (3 3/4 in.) (82.6 grams, 49 mm (134 grams total, 95 mm including stand)).
Comprising the foreparts of a boar with legs extended and mouth open, bristling mane to the spine; mounted on a custom-made stand.
Provenance
Acquired in the 1950s-1970s.
Ex collection of Mr E. Ohly, UK, a prominent early dealer in antiquities and ethnographic art.
with ArtAncient Ltd, 2010.
Private collection, London.
Literature
Cf. Green, M.J., The Gods of Roman Britain, Princes Risborough, 2003, p.8ff.
Footnotes
Together with his father, William, E. Ohly operated the renowned Berkeley Gallery on Davies Street, London. The Berkeley Gallery became a pivotal location in the mid-20th century London art scene. Ohly sold numerous antiquities to the British Museum, London, while also amassing an exceptional collection of his own.
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