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LOT 1549

Iron Age Celtic 'East Anglia' Bronze Cosmetic Grinder

1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.

2 1/8 in. (8.8 grams, 54 mm).

Cosmetic grinder base with knop finial and pierced lug. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found whilst searching with a metal detector in East Anglia, UK.

Literature

Cf. The British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) Database, record id.SF-4AFE39, for similar.

CONDITION

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LOT 1549

Iron Age Celtic 'East Anglia' Bronze Cosmetic Grinder

Sold for (Inc. bp): £52

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