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LOT 1550
Iron Age La Tene Brooch Group
3RD CENTURY B.C.
1 3/8 - 2 3/4 in. (19.8 grams total, 34-69 mm).
Comprising three bow brooches with conical finials; a brooch with an arrow-shaped plaque and coiled spring to the pin. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of the vendor's grandfather, thence by family descent, circa 1985.
From the private collection of a New York, USA gentleman.
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Iron Age Celtic Bronze Artefact Group
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising: terret with suspension slot; mount with openwork triskele; mount with two bosses. 43 grams total, 36-38 mm
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Yorkshire, UK. -
Iron Age Silver Die Matrix
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
With integral loop to the reverse; the design a grotesque stylised face in profile. 4.7 grams, 23 mm
Acquired 1950s-1970s. Ex London, UK, private collection. Property of a Kent lady collector. -
Iron Age Celtic Stone Head
2nd century B.C.-1st century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £910
Sub-rectangular carved head with mount to the rear, elongated facial features, reserved disc eyes and wedge-shaped nose, slit mouth, rounded brow; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 7.7 kg total, 32 cm including stand
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
The cult of the human head was prevalent in the Celtic world, being associated with warding-off evil spirits and bearing of good luck.
