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LOT 1173
Iron Age Celtic Brooch Group
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.
1 1/8 - 1 1/2 in. (35.2 grams total, 28-40 mm).
A group of silver and bronze brooches comprising: three fibulas with integral spring to the pin; one fibula with domed panel to the pin; a substantial solid-cast leech brooch; an annular brooch with sprung pin. [6]
Provenance
Ex important Spanish collection, 1970s.
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