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LOT 1522
Bronze Age Arm Ring
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 in. (100 grams, 10.2 cm).
With a round-section body, overlapping tapering terminals wound around the body. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx old English collection.
London art market, pre 2000.
Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
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Opening Bid: £185
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2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Tapering blade with low mid-rib, butt extending to form a short tongue, originally probably containing three rivets. 111 grams, 17.8 cm
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Bronze Age British Tanged Chisel
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With a flared blade and long neck; rectangular tang to the rear. 22.2 grams, 57 mm
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