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LOT 1647
Iron Age Celtic Lead Spindle Whorl
2ND CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (37 grams, 27 mm).
Biconvex in profile with raised rims to the socket, band of La Tène style scrolled tendrils to each face; accompanied by a printout. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
LiteratureSee Bulleid, A., and Gray, H. St G., The Glastonbury Lake Village, vol. 1, 1911, for similar.
FootnotesA full discussion after consultation with the Ashmolean Museum is included in the printed documentation.
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From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
