IRON AGE CELTIC BRONZE BOUND CAPTIVE STEELYARD WEIGHT 1st century BC-1st century AD A cast appliqué mount formed as a human bust, the facial features carefully moulded with oversized, almond-shaped eyes and a rope around the neck; hollow to the reverse with a central iron mounting peg, the void filled with lead. 54 grams, 45mm (1 3/4"). Very fine condition. Provenance Found East Anglia, UK. Literature Cf. the anthropomorphic mount from Ancaster, Lincolnshire, recorded with the PAS under reference DUR-8474E1 and similar but less well-defined bust from Oswestery, Shropshire, recorded under CPAT-3E2E53.
IRON AGE CELTIC BRONZE BOUND CAPTIVE STEELYARD WEIGHT 1st century BC-1st century AD A cast appliqué mount formed as a human bust, the facial features carefully moulded with oversized, almond-shaped eyes and a rope around the neck; hollow to the reverse with a central iron mounting peg, the void filled with lead. 54 grams, 45mm (1 3/4"). Very fine condition. Provenance Found East Anglia, UK. Literature Cf. the anthropomorphic mount from Ancaster, Lincolnshire, recorded with the PAS under reference DUR-8474E1 and similar but less well-defined bust from Oswestery, Shropshire, recorded under CPAT-3E2E53.
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