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LOT 1711
Iron Age Celtic Enamelled Bronze Chariot Lynchpin Terminal
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (37.7 grams, 37 mm).
Discoid in plan with flat base, folded rim and mounting socket to underside, central enamel-filled tondo with reserved trefoil and enamel-filled roundel to the centre.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Cf. the openwork mounts and fittings with La Tène designs from Stanwick published in Smith, R.A., British Museum Guide to Early Iron Age Antiquities 1925, reprinted Ipswich, 1994, p.138-42.
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LOT 1711
Iron Age Celtic Enamelled Bronze Chariot Lynchpin Terminal
Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
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Iron Age Celtic Sandstone Hammer Stone
Circa 400 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Large cobble with flattened striking face; old collector's legend to one side. 1.25 kg, 13 cm
Acquired from S. Murray. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.IA2; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
Iron Age Celtic Bronze 'Horn Cap'
2nd century B.C.-early 1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £94
Sceptre head or other fitting with biconvex flange, domed finial. 46.7 grams, 34 mm
Found UK. From the collection of a Yorkshire gentleman. Property of a private collector, West London, UK.
Twenty or so 'horn caps' are known in museums and private collections, all have been found in Britain and mostly in Southern England. Their exact function is unclear; early suggestions that they are axle fittings for chariots no longer holds weight. The shaft hole is too small and they do not appear in grave contexts containing chariots. A more likely hypothesis is that they were ceremonial, possibly a staff head or chair or saddle finial. -
Iron Age Celtic Period Bog Oak Section
Britain, circa 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
D-section section of oak with old collector's label '"Bog Oak" / c.2000 years old / Suffolk' and inked 'IA2-12' to reverse. 24.8 grams, 63 mm
Found Suffolk, UK. Acquired from Ray Fitzgerald, on 27 March 1979. Acquired Coincraft, London, UK. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.IA12; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
