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LOT 1700
Iron Age Celtic Sandstone Hammer Stone
CIRCA 400 A.D.
5 1/8 in. (1.25 kg, 13 cm).
Large cobble with flattened striking face; old collector's legend to one side. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from S. Murray.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.IA2; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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D-section section of oak with old collector's label '"Bog Oak" / c.2000 years old / Suffolk' and inked 'IA2-12' to reverse. 24.8 grams, 63 mm
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Iron Age Celtic Bronze Coiled Ring
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Iron Age Celtic Bronze Bull's Head Gold Stater Weight
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Modelled in the half-round with crescent horns. 6 grams, 26 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
