Iron Age Celtic Gold Plaque. Early 3rd century B.C. A gold plaque of bilobate shape, decorated with repoussé interlaced pattern of diamonds; four piercings at the corners for attachment. See Lejars, T., 'Au l'aube du IIIe.s. av. J.C.: les fourreaux d’épée à décor estampé sur fer' in Gosden, C., Crawford, S. & Ulmschneider, K., Celtic Art in Europe, making connections, Oxford, 2014, pp.239-263, figs.28.1. and 28.9, for similar patterns. 3.37 grams, 35 mm (1 1/2 in.) Acquired in Europe in the late 1940s. Property of an East Anglian collector. Private UK collector.

Fine condition.