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LOT 1541
Iron Age Celtic Bronze Vessel Handle
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
6 7/8 in. (372 grams total, 17.5 cm including stand).
Formed as a double-coiled ribbed bar with leaf-shaped attachment panel bearing low-relief La Tène style scrolled ornament; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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