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LOT 1836
Large Iron Age Celtic Bronze Proto-Money Decorated Ring
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (27.9 grams, 76 mm).
Annular in plan with incised zigzags and ring-and-dot motifs. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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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European Iron Age Celtic Bronze Torc
Circa 3rd-2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
The penannular body formed with recurved terminals and graduated biconical bulbs. 366 grams, 16 cm
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Iron Age Celtic Bronze La Tène and Roman Bow Brooch Collection
3rd century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Comprising: slender La Tène Type II with returned foot; La Tène Type III with carinated bow; Roman Aucissa type with hinged pin. 31.4 grams total, 46-71 mm
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Iron Age Celtic Bronze Ribbed Bracelet or Proto-Money
La Tène B, 3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
D-shaped in section, segmented on the outer face into a series of convex knobs, each separated by a groove. 116 grams, 57 mm
with H.A.C.A.G., Basel, prior 1999. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00103135. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
After the end of the Bronze Age, bronze was still extensively used for weapons and ornaments, which have usually survived far better than the rust-prone remains of early iron tools. From Celtic Europe, we have a great amount of small bracelets and bronze rings worn by people of modest means in the centuries leading up to the emergence of the classical period.
