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LOT 1178
Iron Age Celtic Silver Axe Pendant with Loop
CIRCA 3RD-1ST CENTURY B.C.
1 in. (2.03 grams, 26 mm).
A silver pendant composed of a free-running axehead suspended on a slender ring with overlapping terminals. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired before 2000.
From the collection of a European gentleman living in the UK.
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