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LOT 1553
Iron Age Celtic Silver Bow Brooch
2ND CENTURY B.C.
1 1/2 in. (4.86 grams, 41 mm).
Bow brooch of La Tène type II with returned foot and simple coiled spring to the head, integral pin. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Literature
Cf. Hattatt, R., Ancient and Romano-British Brooches, Sherborne, 1982, item 7, for type.
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