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LOT 1438
Iron Age Celtic Iron Spearhead
EUROPE, CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
11 1/8 in. (180 grams, 28.5 cm).
With lentoid-section two-edged blade, sturdy neck and short tubular socket; incised gusset detailing to neck. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired from Coincraft, London, UK.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.IA26; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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