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LOT 1644
Iron Age Celtic 'Published' Bronze Clothes Toggle Collection
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
1 - 1 1/2 in. (65 grams total, 26-39 mm).
Including a hemispherical bulb and triangular loop, ring with knop, and other types; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series and Buttons & Fasteners 500 BC-AD 1840. [6, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
Published
Bailey, G., Buttons & Fasteners 500 BC-AD1840, Witham, 2004, item 10.11, 10.3, and others.
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LOT 1644
Iron Age Celtic 'Published' Bronze Clothes Toggle Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
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