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LOT 1515
Bronze Age British Tanged Chisel
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.
2 1/4 in. (22.2 grams, 57 mm).
With a flared blade and long neck; rectangular tang to the rear. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound near Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK.
Property of a Shropshire private collector.
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Group of Bronze Age and Other Objects
2nd millennium B.C.-circa 4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Comprising: a Luristan macehead; European socketted axehead; Greek vessel handles; bracelets, and other items. 1.36 kg total, 4.5-15.5 cm
The macehead with Sotheby's, May 1993; the handles ex Horatio and Patsy Melas collection. with Roseberys, London, 26 October 2021, the majority of no.12. Accompanied by a copy of the Roseberys catalogue listing. -
Bronze Age Palstave Axehead
Circa 1500 B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
With a flared blade and a long flat-section shank. 173 grams, 12.4 cm
Numisart collection, Munich, Germany, 1990. Acquired in the 2000s. From the private collection of John Lawton, Surrey, UK. Accompanied by a previous illustrated catalogue page. -
Bronze Age and Later Metal Artefact Group
2nd millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £39
Including cruciform and other brooch fragments, pots and other items. 473 grams total, 14-51 mm
Found UK. Property of a Scottish collector, acquired in 2013.
