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LOT 1282
Iron Age Celtic Bronze Mount
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (5 grams, 24 mm).
Of trilobite form, composed of three hemispherical lugs orbiting a central dome, the lugs with remains of enamel fill. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Cambridgeshire, UK in the 1980s.
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Iron Age Celtic Bronze Bust of a Bound Captive
Circa 1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
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Iron Age Bronze Scabbard Fitting Set
Circa 5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £351
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Acquired in the early 1970s. Ex property of a Surrey collector.
