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LOT 1264
Bronze Age and Other Artefact Group
CIRCA 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 - 4 in. (149 grams total, 5.2-10.2 cm).
Comprising: a small Bronze Age copper flat axehead; a small triangular-section axehead with step to one edge; a cast Bronze Age axehead with recess to the rear on each face. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lancashire collection before 2013.
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Bronze Age Ribbed Earring Pair
Circa 8th-6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Each formed as a penannular hoop tapering towards the terminals, the central lower body displaying a series of integral squat biconical ribs. 15.6 grams total, 41 mm each
UK collection, early 1990s and before. Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. From a private collection, Lancashire, UK. -
Bronze Age Socketted Spearhead
14th-12th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
The socket of tapering round-section form, leaf-shaped head with midrib to both faces extending almost the full length. 198 grams, 20 cm
Acquired on the EU art market around 2000. From the collection of a North American gentleman.
Bronze Age warriors often deposited personal equipment with the bodies of the deceased or as offerings in the rivers. Technological change was rapid: short daggers lengthened into rapiers and swords, axes developed new and more effective methods of hafting. More specialised equipment emerged, and small foliate spearheads were also present in the Koszider phase of bronzeworking. -
European Bronze Age Flat Axe
Early 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
With rectangular-section body, tapered from a narrow rounded butt to slightly convex cutting edge. 205 grams, 19.5 cm
Alexander Cotton collection, New Forest, Hampshire, UK, 1970-1980. Dr D.G. collection, 1990s-2019.
