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Estimate
GBP (£) 150 - 200
EUR (€) 170 - 230
USD ($) 200 - 270
IRON AGE, 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 in. (196 grams, 82 mm).
Substantial fitting with round-section elliptical loop, ribbed transverse collar at the base.
PROVENANCE:
Found North Yorkshire, UK.
Ex Yorkshire, UK, collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
LITERATURE:
For similar c.f. Bonhams, 12 December 1995, no.339 (£2,500-3,500); Sotheby's 10 December 1992, no.47 (£4,000-£6,000); and Leahy, Kevin and Lewis, Michael, Finds Identified, Essex, 2018, p.307; for this type of ornament see MacGregor, Britain, figs.114 and 125; for a discussion of the typology of terrets see Leeds, Celtic, pp.118-126.
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