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LOT 0146
Iron Age Celtic Bronze Boar Collection
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
1 - 1 3/4 in. (85 grams total, 27-46 mm).
Comprising: a standing boar with simple stylised facial features; head and forepaws with semi-naturalistic detailing and remains of mount to reverse; boar's head in profile, pierced below the ear. [3]
Provenance
‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection.
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LOT 0146
Iron Age Celtic Bronze Boar Collection
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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