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LOT 1698
Iron Age Celtic Bronze Artefact Group
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 1 7/8 in. (67.4 grams total, 16-48 mm).
Comprising: a bell with loops flanking the knop finial; terret chariot fitting. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market since the early 2000s.
From the private Northern Ireland collection of R.M.
Cf. Megaw, R. & V., Celtic Art. From its Beginnings to the Book of Kells, London, 1989, item 225, for terret type.
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