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LOT 1851
Large Iron Age Celtic Bronze Ring
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (23.16 grams, 35.70 mm overall, 22.09 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Y, USA 12, Europe 27.51, Japan 26)).
Comprising a D-section shank and three low spurs forming a pair of opposed animal-heads. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Essex, UK.
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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Romano-Celtic Bronze Toggle Group
2nd century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Group of fasteners including barrel-shaped type with loop and disc finials, central bar with gusset and other types. 39.4 grams total, 26-35 mm
with H.A.C. A.G., Basel, prior 1999. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Celtic Bronze Duck Mount
5th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Ellipsoid in plan with raised wings folded to the back, sturdy neck, small head with large bill and domed lentoid eyes; pierced vertically for attachment. 37 grams, 53 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Romano-Celtic Bronze Leaping Boar Statuette
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,784
Modelled in the round in a dynamic pose with fierce facial features and partially open mouth; ridge of bristles to the spine; mounted on a custom-made stand. 165 grams total, 74 mm wide
Found Hampshire, UK, in the 1980s. From the collection of David Miller and a Cambridge, UK, collection, 2000s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12512-231450. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
The small statuettes of boars found in Roman Britain and Gaul were likely used as votive figurines for cult places. They were widespread in the Roman provinces of Celtic origin. However, one cannot exclude the fact that many boars found in Britain belong to the pre-conquest era. One of the few types of bronze figurines that are known to precede the arrival of the Romans is, in fact, that of the boars.
