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LOT 1161
Iron Age Celtic Silver La Tène III Fibula
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.
1 3/4 in. (5.2 grams, 46 mm).
La Tène III type with angled bow, spring and pin, flange catch. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, acquired before 1980.
Ex property of a London, UK collector, acquired at auction.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, private collector.
Cf. Hattatt, R., Ancient and Romano-British Brooches, Sherborne, 1982, item 12.
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