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LOT 1706
Iron Age Celtic Bronze La Tene Fibula
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (3.34 grams, 28 mm).
Comprising a wide bow and S-curved tail with conical knop; integral spring and pin. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex M Braham and Lord Alistair McAlpine collections, 1970-1980s.
From the private collection of a Kent, 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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