Celtic Bronze Statuette
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Pre AD 1000 item# 695681
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Kent Art and Antiques
Cell: 630-544-8039
$1250 - Sale Price $995
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I purchased this bronze over thirty years ago and was told at the time that it represented Ler or Llyr the Celtic god of the sea. Since then I have become more confused as the Celts seem to have had many aquatic deities. The bronze represents a deity of the sea, reclining on the back of a mythical creature. The lower part of the deity resembles a snail shell, while the upper part is human and is possibly female. The hair is gathered into a bun on the back of the head, the right arm rests along the body and the left is around the neck of the beast. The beast appears to have flippers and its coat is well defined with incision. The composition appears to have been perhaps a handle or an ornament on a vessel. Nice green patina with a small amount of corrosion. Length 5.7cm [2 ¼’], height 4.2cm [25/8”] 1st cent BC-1st cent. AD. There is a similar item in Mills, Celtic and Roman Artifacts, [#446] the figure shown there is reclining but is not on an animal
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Ancient Glass Bead
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Pre AD 1000 item# 660911
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$350
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A late Hellenistic or early Roman trail decorated glass bead. The body is dark, appearing black, with a delicate pale green trail laid on and dragged into festoons. A superb example in virtually pristine condition, certainly the best of its type in my collection. See Spaer, Ancient Glass in the Israel Museum #153. Circa 1st cent. BCE, 1st cent. CE. Length 33mm, diameter 12mm.
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Ancient Glass Bead
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Pre AD 1000 item# 634478
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Kent Art and Antiques
Cell: 630-544-8039
$70
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An eye bead with trails. The bead appears to be black with light color trails which are now very iridescent. The eyes are applied and and are of a light color, possibly yellow with a dark center. Early Islamic, possibly from Syria, circa 7th-8th Century CE. See Spaer, Ancient Glass in the Israel Museum #129 for a similar bead. Length 26mm, dia. 15mm.
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