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| Celtic ruler's 2,000-year-old ring kept in cupboard for 28 years | Celtic ruler's 2,000-year-old ring kept in cupboard for 28 years |
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| The ring was unearthed in a field in Knaresborough | The ring was unearthed in a field in Knaresborough |
| A "jaw-dropping" gold ring thought to have been worn by a Celtic leader 2,000 years ago is to be auctioned off - after spending nearly three decades in a collector's cupboard. | A "jaw-dropping" gold ring thought to have been worn by a Celtic leader 2,000 years ago is to be auctioned off - after spending nearly three decades in a collector's cupboard. |
| The Iron Age jewellery, unearthed in a North Yorkshire field in 1994, is expected to fetch up to £30,000. | The Iron Age jewellery, unearthed in a North Yorkshire field in 1994, is expected to fetch up to £30,000. |
| The ring dates back to 100BC, decades before the Roman invasion of Britain. | The ring dates back to 100BC, decades before the Roman invasion of Britain. |
| A chieftain of the Corieltauvi tribe, which ruled parts of the Midlands and Yorkshire, is thought to have worn it. | A chieftain of the Corieltauvi tribe, which ruled parts of the Midlands and Yorkshire, is thought to have worn it. |
| A metal detectorist found the ring in Knaresborough in the 1990s and sold it to its current owner for a few hundred pounds. | A metal detectorist found the ring in Knaresborough in the 1990s and sold it to its current owner for a few hundred pounds. |
| The collector, a 66-year-old man who wants to stay anonymous, put it in a cupboard for 28 years before deciding to get it valued. | The collector, a 66-year-old man who wants to stay anonymous, put it in a cupboard for 28 years before deciding to get it valued. |
| "I'm in my 60s, I don't know how long I'll be around," he said. "I thought it really wanted a good home so my children don't have to figure out what to do with it." | "I'm in my 60s, I don't know how long I'll be around," he said. "I thought it really wanted a good home so my children don't have to figure out what to do with it." |
| The ring is believed to have been worn by a Celtic tribal chieftain | The ring is believed to have been worn by a Celtic tribal chieftain |
| The ring's owner initially believed it to be Roman or Anglo Saxon, but when he took it to be assessed at the British Museum, experts told him its true age. | |
| "It's jaw-dropping," he said. | "It's jaw-dropping," he said. |
| "It's really quite a mysterious thing. We will never know for sure who owned it but it was probably a powerful Celtic chieftain. | "It's really quite a mysterious thing. We will never know for sure who owned it but it was probably a powerful Celtic chieftain. |
| "It's not quite King Arthur's ring but it's the next thing down. We're talking about the beginning of British written history." | "It's not quite King Arthur's ring but it's the next thing down. We're talking about the beginning of British written history." |
| The ring's distinctive abstract design is linked to the Iceni tribe, which ruled a large part of East Anglia before the Roman invasion. | The ring's distinctive abstract design is linked to the Iceni tribe, which ruled a large part of East Anglia before the Roman invasion. |
| Nigel Mills, of auctioneers Noonans, said "There is no other ring of this style which exists. It's an incredibly important piece." | Nigel Mills, of auctioneers Noonans, said "There is no other ring of this style which exists. It's an incredibly important piece." |
| The ring is due to be sold from 15 November. | The ring is due to be sold from 15 November. |
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