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LOT 1544

Iron Age Celtic 'Dorset' Stone Head

CIRCA 2ND CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.

4 1/4 in. (262 grams total, 10.7 cm including stand).

Carved stone male head with almond-shaped eyes, snub nose, prominent moustache; surface abraded due to prolonged immersion in a river; mounted on a custom-made display stand. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Dorset, UK.
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.

Literature

Cf. Ross, A., Pagan Celtic Britain, London, 1967, pl.14b, 16a, 19b, all for type.

CONDITION

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LOT 1544

Iron Age Celtic 'Dorset' Stone Head

Sold for (Inc. bp): £910

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