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LOT 1324
Large Celtic Bronze Swan Bowl Mount
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (53 grams, 65 mm).
Composed of a plaque with curved head of a swan.
Provenance
‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection.
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