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A CELT-IBERIAN BRONZE HORSE AND RIDER FIBULA
CIRCA 4TH-2ND CENTURY B.C.
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A CELT-IBERIAN BRONZE HORSE AND RIDER FIBULA CIRCA 4TH-2ND CENTURY B.C.
With concentric circles on the neck and body of the horse, its front hooves forming the catchplate, its tail pierced to take rings (now missing), a stylized human head under the horse's muzzle
2.7/8 in. (7.4 cm.) long; 2.1/8 in. (5.4 cm.) high
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.
Lot Essay
Cf. Iberian Antiquities from the Collection of Leon Levy and Shelby White, New York, 1993, pp. 100-101, no. 39 for similar.