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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]
Provenance
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
Literature
See Bulleid, A., and Gray, H. St G., The Glastonbury Lake Village, vol. 1, 1911, for similar.
Footnotes
A full discussion after consultation with the Ashmolean Museum is included in the printed documentation.
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