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Ancient Art, Antiquities, Natural History & Coins
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.jpg "Hellenistic Terracotta Head of a Youth")
.jpg "Neo-Assyrian Bronze Horse Trapping with Eagle-Headed God Nisroch and Winged Supernatural Figures")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £8,450
.jpg "Bronze Age Gold Torc-Shaped Bracelet")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £11,050
Sold for (Inc. bp): £23,400
Wedge-shaped cheeks with faceted upper and lower faces, roughly round-section socket with gently facetted collar and inverted rim; slightly convex cutting edge. 151 grams, 99 mm
Acquired on the EU art market around 2000.
From the collection of a North American gentleman.
Acquired on the EU art market around 2000.
From the collection of a North American gentleman.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Of amorphous form with inclusions to both surfaces; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. 2 kg total, 34.5 cm high including stand
Found Cotham, Newark, Nottinghamshire, UK.
These ingots were cast in shallow scoops carved into boulders or stones at places where the ore was mined and smelted; they were then traded across the Bronze Age world as raw material.
Found Cotham, Newark, Nottinghamshire, UK.
These ingots were cast in shallow scoops carved into boulders or stones at places where the ore was mined and smelted; they were then traded across the Bronze Age world as raw material.
Comprising a pair of heavy crescent-shaped penannular rings each attached to a split ring. 84 grams total, 62-63 mm
Ex old English collection.
London art market, 1980s.
Ex old English collection.
London art market, 1980s.
Flat in section and tapering to each end, coiled to secure a braid of hair. 1.01 grams, 12 mm
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Complete and one of the best examples in the hoard; triangular flanges rise from the butt to the stop bar; below the septum a hollow to both faces; narrow body expanding to a wide triangular blade with slight flare at the tips; a rare opportunity to acquire a British Bronze Age axe from a recorded treasure hoard. 480 grams, 18 cm
Found near Manston, Kent, UK, 2016.
Accompanied by copies of the British Museum's portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.KENT-495597 and disclaimed as Treasure with reference no.2016 T618.
See Evans, J., The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1881, pp.76-84, and figs.56-68, for similar types.
See Portable Antiquities Scheme, reference PAS KENT-495597 (this find).
Found near Manston, Kent, UK, 2016.
Accompanied by copies of the British Museum's portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.KENT-495597 and disclaimed as Treasure with reference no.2016 T618.
See Evans, J., The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1881, pp.76-84, and figs.56-68, for similar types.
See Portable Antiquities Scheme, reference PAS KENT-495597 (this find).
Comprising one with single spectacle head, and another with two pairs of spectacles forming the head. 44 grams total, 13-18 cm
Ex old English collection.
London art market, 1980s.
Ex old English collection.
London art market, 1980s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising four pieces of copper 'bun' ingot, two showing characteristic edge cross-section. 556 grams total, 28-58 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s.
These bun ingots were cast in shallow saucer depressions cut into rock where the copper ore was mined and smelted; they were then carried and traded across Europe before being broken up, melted down and having tin added to form bronze alloy; fragments such as these are frequently found as part of smith's hoards of, usually, worn out tools, weapons and raw material from the Late Bronze Age.
UK gallery, early 2000s.
These bun ingots were cast in shallow saucer depressions cut into rock where the copper ore was mined and smelted; they were then carried and traded across Europe before being broken up, melted down and having tin added to form bronze alloy; fragments such as these are frequently found as part of smith's hoards of, usually, worn out tools, weapons and raw material from the Late Bronze Age.
Including a votive axehead; a broadly wedge-shaped axe head; tip of an arrowhead; together with other miscellaneous items. 81 grams total, 22-42 mm
Found from various sites in Berkshire, UK.
Found from various sites in Berkshire, UK.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Each with laurel wreath design between two concentric circles. 149 grams total, 79 mm wide
Ex old English collection.
London art market, 1980s.
Ex old English collection.
London art market, 1980s.
Featuring an elliptical socket and wedge-shaped cheeks. 954 grams, 17.5 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
With ogival sides, a raised mid-rib and lozenge-shaped shoulders, remains of the tang with a hole for the insertion of the fastening rivet. 223 grams, 31.5 cm
Acquired in the late 19th century.
Ex private collection, Liverpool, UK.
Helios Gallery Antiquities, Wiltshire, UK.
Private collection, Preston, UK.
Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Helios Gallery no.H3163r.
Cf. British Museum accession no.1890,1113.6, for one of the swords from Charenton Hoard, France; see also Gagnière, S.,Germand, L., Granier, I., Les Armes et les outils protostoriques en bronze du Musée Calvet D'Avignon, Avignon, 1963, no.37, for a similar blade.
The top of the sword is missing, and the shape of the blade resembles that of swords of the late European Bronze Age, but the particular shape of the central groove of the blade, which forms a three-quarter median rib before tapering towards the point, could lead one to believe that the sword was of the antennal type with median rib, like the sword from Central Italy preserved in the Calvet Museum, Avignon.
Acquired in the late 19th century.
Ex private collection, Liverpool, UK.
Helios Gallery Antiquities, Wiltshire, UK.
Private collection, Preston, UK.
Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Helios Gallery no.H3163r.
Cf. British Museum accession no.1890,1113.6, for one of the swords from Charenton Hoard, France; see also Gagnière, S.,Germand, L., Granier, I., Les Armes et les outils protostoriques en bronze du Musée Calvet D'Avignon, Avignon, 1963, no.37, for a similar blade.
The top of the sword is missing, and the shape of the blade resembles that of swords of the late European Bronze Age, but the particular shape of the central groove of the blade, which forms a three-quarter median rib before tapering towards the point, could lead one to believe that the sword was of the antennal type with median rib, like the sword from Central Italy preserved in the Calvet Museum, Avignon.
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Featuring a convex cutting edge and wedge-shaped cheeks with crescentic blade; socket damaged in antiquity. 159 grams, 71 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s.
UK gallery, early 2000s.
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