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LOT 1841

Iron Age Celtic Bronze La Tène and Roman Bow Brooch Collection

3RD CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.

1 3/4 - 2 3/4 in. (31.4 grams total, 46-71 mm).

Comprising: slender La Tène Type II with returned foot; La Tène Type III with carinated bow; Roman Aucissa type with hinged pin. [3, No Reserve]

Provenance

From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

CONDITION

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LOT 1841

Iron Age Celtic Bronze La Tène and Roman Bow Brooch Collection

Sold for (Inc. bp): £85

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