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LOT 1169
Iron Age Celtic Silver La Tène I Fibula
CIRCA 4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
2 1/8 in. (10.2 grams, 53 mm).
With deep bow, integral lateral catchplate and recurved knop finial. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of a London collector, acquired before 1980.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, private collector.
Cf. Hattatt, R., Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985, item 724, for type.
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