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LOT 1703

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.
From the private collection of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Literature

Cf. Hattatt, R., Ancient and Romano-British Brooches, Sherborne, 1982, item 7, for type.

CONDITION

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LOT 1703

Iron Age Celtic Silver Bow Brooch

Sold for (Inc. bp): £91

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