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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]
ProvenanceAcquired before 2000.
From the collection of a European gentleman living in the UK.
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Iron Age Celtic Silver Double-Axe Pendant
Circa 3rd-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
A double-headed silver axehead with oval socket and wedge-shaped heads of different sizes. 5.9 grams, 43 mm
Acquired before 2000. From the collection of a European gentleman living in the UK. -
Iron Age Celtic Bell
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
A bronze hand bell with waisted profile, hole to accept a separate clapper and trapezoidal lug to the upper face with circular hole; section of rim absent. 178 grams, 95 mm
Acquired before 2000. From the collection of a European gentleman living in the UK. -
Iron Age Celtic Silver Fibula
2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
A silver fibula of La Tène II type with simple integral spring to the pin, arched bow and integral catch with final coiled about the shank and two beaded wire collars. 7.21 grams, 45 mm
Private collection formed in the 1990s. Property of a European gentleman living in the UK. Ex TimeLine Auctions, 15 March 2012, lot 901(part). Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
