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LOT 1530
Bronze Age British Looped Palstave Axehead
CIRCA 1200-800 B.C.
5 7/8 in. (342 grams, 15 cm).
A low-flanged palstave with rounded butt, triangular blade with convex cutting edge, deep lateral flanges, stop and median rib; loop to the side; seam, loop and butt with casting flash. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from TimeLine Auctions 19 March, 2010, no.572.
Property of a Shropshire private collector.
Cf. Evans, J., The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1881, item 77.
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LOT 1530
Bronze Age British Looped Palstave Axehead
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
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Large Bronze Age Looped and Socketted Axehead
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With a gently curving cutting edge, flaring tubular socket with raised ribs, small loop to the thickened rim. 435 grams, 14.2 cm
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British Bronze Age Basal-Looped and Socketed Spearhead
1800-1500 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
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Found near Langley, Norfolk, UK. -
Bronze Age Ribbed Socketted Axehead
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
With a gently curving cutting edge, raised horizontal ribs to the socket. 88 grams, 55 mm
Kuizenga collection, The Netherlands, formed from the 1970s onwards.