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LOT 1130
Bronze Age Boat-Shaped Copper Axe Adze
5TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 1/4 in. (629 grams, 16 cm).
A bronze adze-axe head, boat shaped, fitted with double cutting edges, one parallel to the axis of the handle and the second perpendicular to the same axis.
ProvenanceAcquired before 2000.
From the collection of a European gentleman living in the UK.
See similar adze-axe in Gernez, G., L’armament en métal au Proche et Moyen-Orient: des origines a 1750 av. J.C., Paris, 2007, fig.2.65, pl.243, type H-HE 1.C., for comparable example.
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Bronze Age Socketted Axehead Fragment
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
A significant portion of a copper-alloy socketted axehead with a convex cutting edge. 124 grams, 50 mm
Essex gallery, early 2000s. -
British Bronze Age 'The Manston Hoard' Palstave Axehead
14th-mid 12th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
A substantial bronze palstave axehead from the Manston hoard pit deposit, triangular flanges rise from the butt to the stop bar; a hollow to both faces below the septum; narrow body expanding to a wide triangular blade with slight flare at the tips. 505 grams, 18.5 cm
Fine condition.
Found near Manston, Kent, UK, 2016. Accompanied by copies of the British Museum PAS report number KENT-495597. Accompanied by a copy of a Treasure Act documentation under Treasure Reference 2016 T618.
At Manston was found a hoard of ten copper-alloy palstave axeheads, in one spot, described as 'one hole' and therefore possibly a pit deposit from the Middle-Late Bronze Age. A similar hoard of palstaves was also found in the immediate vicinity by the same finder at a later date, see PAS KENT-593613. These palstaves are comparable to those placed within Rowlands 'class 3 group 1', characterised by a U-shaped septum profile, low triangular or slightly convex flanges, a straight sided triangular or crinoline blade and a triangular depression or ribbed motif beneath the stop bar (Rowlands 1976, pp.32-33). Group 1 and 2 within class 3 are divided based on blade width, being 7-8cm and 5-6cm respectively, placing the above axes between the two, but probably within group 1. -
Large Bronze Age Bronze Bracelet Pair
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
A pair of substantial bronze bangles, each composed of a round-section hoop tapering towards the bezel where each arm overlaps, forming coiled bands on the opposite shoulder. 813 grams total, 14-14.5 cm wide
UK private collection before 2000. UK art market. Property of a London gentleman.
