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LOT 1839
Iron Age Celtic Bronze Mount Group
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
7/8 - 1 3/8 in. (14 grams total, 22-35 mm).
Comprising: appliqué of three domes, pierced at the centre; la Tène style mount with trumpet-comma motifs above domes. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
Previously in Yorkshire and Derbyshire, UK, collections.
Property of a private collector, West London, UK.
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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