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LOT 1283
Iron Age Celtic Bronze Cruciform Brooch
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (19 grams, 36 mm).
Formed as a facetted cross, each arm terminating in a human mask with helical projection to each temple; the masks depicting a triangular face with lentoid eyes and close-fitting cap; to the reverse, a substantial pin and catchplate; complete. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Ringstead, Norfolk, UK, 1989.
Acquired late 1980s-early 1990s.
Private collection, Nottinghamshire, UK.
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Iron Age Celtic Bronze Mount
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