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.

CONDITION

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LOT 0146