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LOT 1168
Iron Age Celtic Silver Axe Pendant Group
CIRCA 3RD-1ST CENTURY B.C.
3/4 - 1 in. (7 grams total, 21-27 mm).
A trio of silver axehead pendants of different forms, two decorated with punched ring-and-dot and pecked motifs; one with split socket. [3]
Provenance
Acquired before 2000.
From the collection of a European gentleman living in the UK.
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