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LOT 1682
Bronze Age Artefact Collection
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/8 - 6 1/4 in. (94 grams total, 3-16 cm).
Including a miniature chisel, dress pin, arrowhead and other items. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.BA26; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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Bronze Age Pierced Socketted Spearhead
Late 2nd-early 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Small leaf-shaped blade with thick midrib developing to tapering socket with stepped rim; pierced at shoulder on each side of the blade. 29.5 grams, 86 mm
Ex Californian collection, USA, 1980s. -
Bronze Age Socketted Spearhead
11th-10th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Comprising a leaf-shaped blade with prominent midrib extending to a flaring socket; opposed lateral holes to accept attachment pegs. 64 grams, 13 cm
Acquired on the German art market, 2000. Private collection, Europe. -
Bronze Age Socketted Spearhead
Late 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
With flared socket developing to a midrib in a leaf-shaped blade; opposed lateral holes to accept attachment pegs. 130 grams, 16.5 cm
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.C2; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
