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LOT 0367
Iron Age Celtic Enamelled Bronze Dragonesque Brooch
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 7/8 in. (14.8 grams, 48 mm).
Plaque with scaphoid terminals formed as head and tail of an S-curved beast, body comprising chequerboard and other geometric enamelled cells; S-curved pin with coiled finial looped around the neck of one terminal. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound whilst searching with a metal detector near Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, UK, on Sunday 19th November 2023.
LiteratureSee Hattatt, R., Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, Oxford, 1989, item 1655, for similar.
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