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LOT 1618
Iron Age Celtic Bronze La Tene Fibula
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 in. (8.78 grams, 68 mm).
With integral spring and pin, flat-section bow with raised median rib and edges, wide foot with catch and piercing. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Iron Age Celtic Bronze Artefact Collection
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Comprising: a fragment of a dragonesque brooch; an openwork dragonesque brooch with a central boss; a small toggle with bulbous finials; an oval strap or belt mount with a rivet to the reverse. 58 grams total including document, 17-40 mm
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Celtic Bronze Statuette of a Duck
Iron Age, 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Modelled in the round with splayed legs, scooped beak, T-shaped tail with serrated edge and loop to the back; mounted on a custom-made stand. 52 grams total, duck: 43 mm high
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Iron Age Celtic Bronze Proto-Ring Money Collection
Circa 3rd-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
A bronze 'proto-money' or harness ring group comprising round-section rings. 100 grams total, 14-23 mm
From an English collection formed before 2000. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
