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LOT 1297
Iron Age Celtic Bronze La Tène Fibula
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (3.37 grams, 57 mm).
With sprung pin and lateral flange forming the catch. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance.
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