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LOT 1675
British Bronze Age Palstave Axehead
14TH-MID 12TH CENTURY B.C.
6 1/2 in. (441 grams, 16.5 cm).
Triangular flanges rising from the butt to the stop bar; a hollow to both faces below the septum; narrow body expanding to a wide triangular blade with slight flare at the tips. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the London, UK, art market.
From the private collection of a Leicestershire, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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; Rowlands, M.J., The Production and Distribution of Metalwork in the Middle Bronze Age in Southern Britain, Oxford, 1976.
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British Bronze Age Palstave Axehead
14th-mid 12th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Triangular flanges rising from the butt to the stop bar; a hollow to both faces below the septum; narrow body expanding to a wide triangular blade with slight flare at the tips. 441 grams, 16.5 cm
Acquired on the London, UK, art market. From the private collection of a Leicestershire, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Bronze Age Spiral Pendant Pair
Late Tumulus-early Urnfield period, circa 1400-1200 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Two double spirals made of tightly wound round wire with a small loop in the middle for suspension. 72 grams total, 69-93 mm
Acquired in the 1980s on the Swiss art market. Swiss private collection Dr R.H. (1922-2007). This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Bronze Age Socketted Spearhead
11th-10th century B.C.Estimate: £350 - 450 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £175
With rounded (unsharpened) edge, broad rounded point with a prominent stepped midrib and a wide socket with a fastening hole; high-tin bronze. 148 grams, 17.5 cm
Acquired in Germany in 2000. Acquired by the present owner from the above. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
