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LOT 1650
Iron Age Celtic Bronze Votive Axe Pendant
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (17.1 grams, 35 mm).
With spherical body, integral suspension loop and curved blade. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From 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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