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LOT 1615
Iron Age Celtic Stone Head
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY B.C.-2ND CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
12 in. (17.2 k total, 30.5 cm including stand).
An iconic Pagan sculpture with rounded forehead and chin, broad nose and recessed eyes; mounted on a custom-made display stand. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From Staffordshire, UK.
From a collection acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a West Midlands, UK, private collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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