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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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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.
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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Iron Age Celtic Bronze 'Horn Cap'
2nd century B.C.-early 1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £94
Sceptre head or other fitting with biconvex flange, domed finial. 46.7 grams, 34 mm
Found UK. From the collection of a Yorkshire gentleman. Property of a private collector, West London, UK.
Twenty or so 'horn caps' are known in museums and private collections, all have been found in Britain and mostly in Southern England. Their exact function is unclear; early suggestions that they are axle fittings for chariots no longer holds weight. The shaft hole is too small and they do not appear in grave contexts containing chariots. A more likely hypothesis is that they were ceremonial, possibly a staff head or chair or saddle finial.
