EARLY CELTIC IRON AGE - HALLSTATT - DECORATED ARM RING Circa 8th to 6th centuries BC. Diamond cross-section copper-alloy band extending to flattened terminals, each decorated with a group of four carefully incised parallel lines; the rest of the outer face embelished with a repeating herringbone pattern of between three and seven v-shaped incised lines in each group. 90 grams, 101 mm. Extremely fine with a beautiful smooth patination. Provenance Ex Lord McAlpine collection. Literature Cf. The Lord McAlpine of West Green, Antiquities From Europe and the Near East , Cf. p.114, 13.12.
EARLY CELTIC IRON AGE - HALLSTATT - DECORATED ARM RING Circa 8th to 6th centuries BC. Diamond cross-section copper-alloy band extending to flattened terminals, each decorated with a group of four carefully incised parallel lines; the rest of the outer face embelished with a repeating herringbone pattern of between three and seven v-shaped incised lines in each group. 90 grams, 101 mm. Extremely fine with a beautiful smooth patination. Provenance Ex Lord McAlpine collection. Literature Cf. The Lord McAlpine of West Green, Antiquities From Europe and the Near East , Cf. p.114, 13.12.
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