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LOT 1646
Iron Age Celtic Bronze Bull Finial
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (86 grams total, 76 mm including stand).
Round-section shank with zoomorphic detailing; mounted on a custom-made display stand. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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