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LOT 1179

Iron Age Celtic Silver Fibula

2ND CENTURY B.C.

1 3/4 in. (7.21 grams, 45 mm).

A silver fibula of La Tène II type with simple integral spring to the pin, arched bow and integral catch with final coiled about the shank and two beaded wire collars. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Private collection formed in the 1990s.
Property of a European gentleman living in the UK.
Ex TimeLine Auctions, 15 March 2012, lot 901(part).
Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.

Literature

Cf. Heeren, S. & ven der Feijst, L., Fibulae uit de lage Landen, Amersfoort, 2017, item 4.13, with internal chord.

CONDITION

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LOT 1179

Iron Age Celtic Silver Fibula

Sold for (Inc. bp): £98

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