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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 Coiled Snake Bracelet
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
D-shaped in section in seven coils with tapered snake-head finial. 96 grams, 64 mm
Acquired on the European art market since the early 2000s. From the private Northern Ireland collection of R.M. -
Bronze Age Double Spiral Ring
Central Europe, circa 11th-10th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Formed from a single length of rod; median hoop of four coils developing at each end to a perpendicular coiled plaque. 28.29 grams, 67.66 mm overall, 19.54 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)
From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent. -
Bronze Age Copper D-Sectioned Flat Axe
Britain, mid 3rd-mid 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Elongated trapezoidal form with squared butt, rounded edge. 285 grams, 14 cm
Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.C1; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
