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LOT 1633

Large British Celtic Bronze Chariot Terret Ring

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.

Literature

See 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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LOT 1633

Large British Celtic Bronze Chariot Terret Ring

Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)

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