COLLECTION OF CELTIC BRONZE BANGLES

Ca. 300 - 1 BC. A collection of four bronze bangles, including, from top left: a penannular bangle with a thick body decorated with broad spiral ribs and flattened, oval terminals; an open-ended bangle with closely spaced oblique ribs along the outer face and plain, flattened terminals; a substantial penannular bangle with pronounced spiral ribbing and flattened terminals; and a broad bangle with a plain interior and an exterior decorated with punched motifs and circular depressions for inlays. Size: 65-75mm x 55-60mm; Weight: 300g Provenance: Private London collection; acquired in Munich, Germany in the 1990s.