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LOT 1313
Iron Age Celtic Bronze Cosmetic Grinder Set with Bull and Phallus
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
2 - 2 1/2 in. (42.5 grams total, 53-64 mm).
The crescentic body with a shallow recess to the upper face, bull's head terminal to one arm and stylised phallus to the other, oval suspension ring below; accompanied by a slender grinding implement with loop handle. [2]
Provenance
Found near Stowmarket, Suffolk, UK, circa 2008.
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LOT 1313
Iron Age Celtic Bronze Cosmetic Grinder Set with Bull and Phallus
Sold for (Inc. bp): £351
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