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LOT 1654
Iron Age Celtic Bronze Horse Head Finial
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (9.5 grams, 31 mm).
Amuletic stylised horse-head with ring-and-dot eyes, long tapering muzzle; loop broken. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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