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LOT 1586
British Bronze Age 'South-Eastern Type' Looped and Socketted Axehead
CIRCA 10TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.
2 3/4 in. (143 grams, 71 mm).
Flared blade and socket, loop to the edge. [No Reserve]
Provenance
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.
Literature
Cf. Evans, J., The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1881, item 116; Moore, C.N. & Rowlands, M., Bronze Age Metalwork in Salisbury Museum, Salisbury, 1972, item 44; Schmidt, P.K. & Burgess, C.B., The Axes of Scotland and Northern England, Prähistorische Bronzefunde, Ab.IX, vol.7, Munich, 1981, 1267-94.
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LOT 1586
British Bronze Age 'South-Eastern Type' Looped and Socketted Axehead
Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
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