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LOT 1281

Iron Age Celtic Firedog

3RD CENTURY B.C.-2ND CENTURY A.D.

19 3/4 in. (1.6 kg, 50 cm).

Comprising a square-section iron bar with tapering ends, separate finials each with two angled legs and a curved upper arm. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired on the European art market in the 1990s.
Property of a Suffolk collector.

CONDITION
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LOT 1281

Iron Age Celtic Firedog

Sold for (Inc. bp): £46

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