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CIRCA 400 B.C.
Details
A CELTIC BRONZE PENDANT
Circa 400 B.C.
The thin, cast pendant triangular in form, the raised central boss with a stylized human face flanked by horse heads with projecting loops, each supporting an elongated drop, and a central loop above, the surface with stamped dotted circles and bands of hatching, the lower edge with seven perforations, one preserving sheet pendants with dotted circles
6 in. (15.2 cm) long
Circa 400 B.C.
The thin, cast pendant triangular in form, the raised central boss with a stylized human face flanked by horse heads with projecting loops, each supporting an elongated drop, and a central loop above, the surface with stamped dotted circles and bands of hatching, the lower edge with seven perforations, one preserving sheet pendants with dotted circles
6 in. (15.2 cm) long
Provenance
Jay C. Leff, Uniontown, PA
Antiquities, Sotheby Parke Bernet, 11 December 1976, lot 64
Antiquities, Sotheby Parke Bernet, 11 December 1976, lot 64
Literature
Fairservis, Exotic Art from Ancient and Primitive Civilizations, no. 51
Exhibited
Exotic Art from Ancient and Primitive Civilizations, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, 15 October 1959 - 3 January 1960