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LOT 1170
Romano-British Bronze Bull's Head Bowl Mount
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (12.5 grams, 30 mm).
Formed in the half-round with round eyes and curved horns, pronounced nasal line; flat reverse.
ProvenanceFound Essex.
Property of an Essex, UK, detectorist.
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LOT 1170
Romano-British Bronze Bull's Head Bowl Mount
Sold for (Inc. bp): £176
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Romano-British Bronze Bull's Head Bowl Mount
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £176
Formed in the half-round with round eyes and curved horns, pronounced nasal line; flat reverse. 12.5 grams, 30 mm
Found Essex. Property of an Essex, UK, detectorist. -
Iron Age British Catuvellauni Bronze Celtic Strap Junction
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Decorated with two opposed crescent moons (found frequently on the early gold coins of the Catuvellauni, e.g. ABC 2442, 2445, 2508, 2511, 2514, 2550-74). 21 grams, 33 mm
Found Buckinghamshire, UK. Ex Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s. Collection number CE18. Accompanied by a Chris Rudd information card.
Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. -
Iron Age Celtic Bronze Toggle Fastener
Circa 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
With broad hexafoil rosette, voided trapezoidal plaque. 16.9 grams, 43 mm
Acquired early 2000s. Property of a Stowmarket, UK, gentleman.
