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The Stanwick Horse Mask is Celticbronze horse head mask which was discovered as part of the Stanwick Hoard of North Yorkshire, England. The piece is concave and has side brackets to attach it to another object, perhaps an item made of wood like a bucket. It measures 98.6 cm (38.8 in) in length and 63.6 cm (25 in) in width. It dates to the period 50 BCE to 100 CE. (British Museum, London).
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