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LOT 1609
British Bronze Age 'Shelf Type' Looped Palstave Axehead
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 1/4 in. (405 grams, 16 cm).
With substantial blade and thick triangular sides with lateral loop; unfinished. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound near River Trent, Clifton, Nottinghamshire, UK. From the private collection of John Fox, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, UK, antiquarian and archaeologist; his collection assembled in the 1950s-1970s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Schmidt, P.K. & Burgess, C.B., The Axes of Scotland and Northern England, Prähistorische Bronzefunde, Ab. IX, vol. 7, Munich, 1981, item 875.
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LOT 1609
British Bronze Age 'Shelf Type' Looped Palstave Axehead
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
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Bronze Age Belt and Strap Mount Group
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
Comprising thirteen domed mounts with a bar to the reverse. 63 grams total, 12-21 mm
Ex Surrey, UK, collection, 1980s. 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 Lunar Pendant
Central Europe, 2nd-early 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Formed as a flat disc with offset circular void, ribbed shank and loop above. 12.4 grams, 73 mm
Ex German collection, acquired before 2000. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Large Bronze Age Square-Hammered Awl
Central Europe, 2nd-early 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
With round-section point and shank, square-section shoulder. 24.4 grams, 18.1 cm
Ex German collection, acquired before 2000. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
