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LOT 1319

Iron Age Celtic Silver Bow Brooch

1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.

1 7/8 in. (12 grams, 47 mm).

La Tène Type I with integral pin and spring, expanding bow with integral catchplate and returned end with trumpet finial. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.

Literature

Cf. similar item in the collection of the British Museum under accession number ML.1614.

CONDITION

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LOT 1319

Iron Age Celtic Silver Bow Brooch

Sold for (Inc. bp): £85

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