Iron Age Bronze Chariot Lynch Pin Finial Pair
Iron Age Bronze Chariot Lynch Pin Finial Pair
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D. Each a youthful male head with slit mouth and socketed eyes to accept organic inlay; stub neck developing to a sturdy pin; both mounted on a custom-made display stand. Cf. Ross, A., Pagan Celtic Britain, London, 1967, pl.45a, for type. 75 grams total, 51-56 mm including stand (2 - 2 1/4 in.).
Found East Anglia, UK. From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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Iron Age Bronze Chariot Lynch Pin Finial Pair
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D. Each a youthful male head with slit mouth and socketed eyes to accept organic inlay; stub neck developing to a sturdy pin; both mounted on a custom-made display stand. Cf. Ross, A., Pagan Celtic Britain, London, 1967, pl.45a, for type. 75 grams total, 51-56 mm including stand (2 - 2 1/4 in.).
Found East Anglia, UK. From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
[2, No Reserve]
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