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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.
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