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LOT 1554
Iron Age Celtic Bronze Toggle Fastener
2ND CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (14.6 grams, 25 mm).
With median loop and gusseted disc finials. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Suffolk, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SF-189EE3.
Recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme under reference SF-189EE3.
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