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Ancient Art, Antiquities, Natural History & Coins
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,940
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,160
A bronze bracelet composed of a tapering round-section body, one terminal formed as a stylised serpent head, the other with a U-section clasp grasping the snake's neck. 44 grams, 61 mm wide
Early 1990s London collection.
Acquired on the UK art market.
From a private collection, Lancashire, UK.
Early 1990s London collection.
Acquired on the UK art market.
From a private collection, Lancashire, UK.
A bronze P-shaped fitting with pierced rectangular lug and openwork 'eye'. 34 grams, 91 mm
Early 1990s London collection.
Acquired on the UK art market.
From a private collection, Lancashire, UK.
Early 1990s London collection.
Acquired on the UK art market.
From a private collection, Lancashire, UK.
A spiralling gold hair ring with overlapping arms, each with an expanded central section. 2.72 grams, 12 mm
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
A mixed group comprising: a bronze axehead blade, pelta-shaped with recurved tips; a hardstone scraper fragment, triangular with facetted faces. 78 grams total, 42-58 mmFine condition.
Ex UK art market, 1970s.
Property of a London gentleman.
Ex UK art market, 1970s.
Property of a London gentleman.
A copper-alloy bracelet with overlapping arms and expanding terminals. 91 grams, 70 mm wide
Acquired 1990s.
Ex French collection.
Acquired 1990s.
Ex French collection.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
A group of two spectacle pendants, each composed of two coiled wire circles joined by a loop. 14.2 grams total, 48-50 mm
Early 1990s London collection.
Acquired on the UK art market.
From a private collection, Lancashire, UK.
Early 1990s London collection.
Acquired on the UK art market.
From a private collection, Lancashire, UK.
A significant portion of a copper-alloy socketted axehead with a convex cutting edge. 124 grams, 50 mm
Essex gallery, early 2000s.
Essex gallery, early 2000s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
A penannular bronze bracelet with convex outer face, terminals formed as stylised snake heads represented by punched ring-and-dot motifs and incised clusters of transverse lines. 73 grams, 67 mm wide
Early 1990s London collection.
Acquired on the UK art market.
From a private collection, Lancashire, UK.
Early 1990s London collection.
Acquired on the UK art market.
From a private collection, Lancashire, UK.
A bronze bracelet formed using a convex bar with overlapping terminals. 103 grams, 80 mm
Acquired 1990s.
English private collection.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
Acquired 1990s.
English private collection.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
A copper-alloy dirk, pointed oval in cross section and shape with a slightly raised central rib. 30.6 grams, 77 mm
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Kendal, Cumbria, UK, on Wednesday 1st January 2003.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum’s Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.LANCUM-60B525.
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Kendal, Cumbria, UK, on Wednesday 1st January 2003.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum’s Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.LANCUM-60B525.
A copper-alloy spearhead with leaf-shaped blade with flattened mid-rib and slightly squared shoulders, spilt socket and fastening collar to the socket. 152 grams, 26.5 cm longFine condition.
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
See Schaeffer, C.F.A., 'Les fondements préhistoriques d’Ugarit' in Ugaritica, IV, Paul Geuthner, Paris, 1962.
The spearhead with split socket gained popularity in the Near East by replacing the earlier tanged variants in many regions. This is best seen in the Levant, particularly at Byblos and Ugarit. At Byblos, production exploded around 2000 B.C., and c. 480 weapons were deposited mainly between 2000 and 1750 B.C. Spearheads with split sockets are among the principal categories at both Byblos and Ugarit. The use of a base collar is attested on at least three MBA spearheads from Ugarit - but the majority do not have such collars. Similar spearheads were also characteristic of the Transcaucasian Trialeti culture during the same period.
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
See Schaeffer, C.F.A., 'Les fondements préhistoriques d’Ugarit' in Ugaritica, IV, Paul Geuthner, Paris, 1962.
The spearhead with split socket gained popularity in the Near East by replacing the earlier tanged variants in many regions. This is best seen in the Levant, particularly at Byblos and Ugarit. At Byblos, production exploded around 2000 B.C., and c. 480 weapons were deposited mainly between 2000 and 1750 B.C. Spearheads with split sockets are among the principal categories at both Byblos and Ugarit. The use of a base collar is attested on at least three MBA spearheads from Ugarit - but the majority do not have such collars. Similar spearheads were also characteristic of the Transcaucasian Trialeti culture during the same period.
A group of two zoomorphic copper-alloy bracelets of penannular form, one featuring opposed stylised beast or hound head terminals, one with flattened terminals, likely representing snake heads. 37 grams total, 46-61 mm
Early 1990s London collection.
Acquired on the UK art market.
From a private collection, Lancashire, UK.
Early 1990s London collection.
Acquired on the UK art market.
From a private collection, Lancashire, UK.
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