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LOT 1848
Romano-Celtic Bronze Toggle Group
2ND CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
1 - 1 3/8 in. (39.4 grams total, 26-35 mm).
Group of fasteners including barrel-shaped type with loop and disc finials, central bar with gusset and other types. [No Reserve]
Provenancewith 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.
Cf. Bailey, G., Buttons & Fasteners 500 BC-AD1840, Witham, 2004, p.87, items 10.5, 10.7, and others.
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Iron Age Celtic Cornish Limestone Pillar with Three Heads
Circa 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £1,690
Rectangular in section, obverse with three carved facing piriform masks, in low relief and inset; upper face dressed and chamfered, lateral faces crudely worked. 6.14 kg, 31 cm
Private Sussex, UK collection, acquired 1980s. Private collection, Hove, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
The intended effect may have been to replicate the huge trilithon with niches for heads as seen at Roquepertuse, France. -
Iron Age Celtic Bronze Artefact Group
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising: a bow brooch with integral spring and pin, flat-section bow with stamped decoration; a toggle with rounded finials. 21.2 grams total, 40-51 mm
From the collections of Norfolk and Gloucestershire, UK, gentlemen. Property of a private collector, West London, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Iron Age British Celtic Bronze Chariot Terret Ring
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Substantial fitting with round-section elliptical loop, ribbed transverse collar at the base. 196 grams, 82 mm
Found North Yorkshire, UK. Ex Yorkshire, UK, collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
