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LOT 1245
British Bronze Age Looped and Socketted Axehead
12TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.
5 1/2 in. (300 grams, 14 cm).
With round-section barrel and two parallel ribs, flared cutting edge, small loop below.
ProvenanceJohn Lawton collection, Surrey, UK.
London Mayfair gallery, UK.
Dr D.G. collection, 1990s-2019.
Accompanied by an old typed catalogue slip with provenance.
Cf. MacGregor, A., Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the collection of the Lord MacAlpine of West Green, Ashmolean Museum, 1987, no.11.19.
FootnotesThis very fine British specimen of Bronze Age axe still has the loop used for securing it to the wooden handle. This type has some features in common with a number of specimens from the Little Coombe Hoard (BM no.1894, 0803.4) and can be dated to the Late Bronze Age.
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LOT 1245
British Bronze Age Looped and Socketted Axehead
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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