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LOT 1751
Bronze Age Bead and Awl
EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/8 - 2 in. (7.3 grams total, 10-49 mm).
Comprising: squat barrel-shaped tubular bead with incised ribbing to the outer face; square-section awl with one pointed end and one chisel. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of the late collection of Mr M., Waterlooville, Hampshire, UK, formed from the late 1980s to early 1990s.
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British Bronze Age Tanged Chisel
England, 1500-900 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Triangular in form, rectangular in section, narrowed to a point at the tanged end, expanding in width to form a curved cutting edge. 3.94 grams, 40 mm
Found Partenell, Bedfordshire, UK. Recorded with UKDFD no.38063. -
British Bronze Age Awl
2150-800 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
The tang square in section with thick collar and conical spike below. 12.7 grams, 51 mm
Found Ravensden, Bedfordshire, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.BH-F3F652. -
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Bronze Age Ring with Scrolled Terminals
Early 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising a flat-section penannular hoop with scrolled finials. 1.57 grams, 19.40 mm overall, 17.92 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2, USA 4 1/2, Europe 8.07, Japan 7)
Acquired on the UK and EU art market before 2000. From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Such rings, made of a twisted bar with smooth or spiral-shaped ends, are quite rare and are typically found in men’s graves. They may have been a sign of chieftainship. However, the small dimensions of the ring may suggest that the ring once belonged to an aristocratic child.
