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LOT 1561
Iron Age Celtic Bronze Enamelled Ring Bezel
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (7.2 grams, 21 mm).
Ellipsoid bezel with segmented face forming cells: band of five rectangles placed medially with spandrels to each side. [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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