IRON AGE CELTIC LA TèNE II BROOCH WITH SNAKE 2nd-1st century BC A bronze bow brooch of La Tène II type with flat-section bow, coiled spring, catchplate returned to the rear of the foot and extended as a serpentine fillet along the bow, coiled around the shank at the top. 12 grams, 71mm (2 3/4"). Fine condition. Provenance Property of a German collector; acquired in the 1980s and 1990s. Literature Cf. Hattatt, R. Ancient and Romano-British Brooches, Sherborne, 1982, items 6, 7.
IRON AGE CELTIC LA TèNE II BROOCH WITH SNAKE 2nd-1st century BC A bronze bow brooch of La Tène II type with flat-section bow, coiled spring, catchplate returned to the rear of the foot and extended as a serpentine fillet along the bow, coiled around the shank at the top. 12 grams, 71mm (2 3/4"). Fine condition. Provenance Property of a German collector; acquired in the 1980s and 1990s. Literature Cf. Hattatt, R. Ancient and Romano-British Brooches, Sherborne, 1982, items 6, 7.
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