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LOT 0144
Iron Age Celtic Bronze Bull Collection
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 - 1 in. (114 grams total, 29-51 mm).
Comprising: a couchant bull with stylised detailing, recess and mounting lugs to base; head of a bull with crescentic horns and rectangular lug forming neck, possibly a furniture fitting; bull's head with ring through nose, notched horns and pierced rectangular lug to reverse. [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 0144
Iron Age Celtic Bronze Bull Collection
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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Iron Age Celtic Bronze Boar
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £975
Modelled in the round with semi-naturalistic detailing; void to stomach. 74 grams, 72 mm
‘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. -
Iron Age Celtic Bronze Bust of a Bound Captive
Circa 1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
The facial features carefully moulded with oversized, almond-shaped eyes and a rope around the neck; hollow to the reverse with a central iron mounting peg, the void filled with lead. 54 grams, 45 mm high
Found East Anglia, UK. -
Iron Age Celtic Fire Tongs
Circa 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £13
The longer iron handle with twisted body, the tongue plates roughly rectangular with waisted sides. 822 grams, 98.5 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.