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LOT 1611
Bronze Age Bronze Diadem and Bracelet Set
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 1/4 - 6 in. (58 grams total, 5.9-15.1 cm).
Comprising a curved plaque with tapering ends and four horizontal bands of repoussé bosses, pierced at the corners for attachment of ties or a fabric mount; two similarly fashioned penannular bracelets with attachment holes for laces or thongs. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Penannular hoop with each end divided into two coiled finials. 1.82 grams, 22.15 mm overall, 19.93 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
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Bronze Age Socketted Spearhead
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
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Ex Surrey, UK, collection, 1980s. -
European Two-Handled Pottery Vessel
Late Bronze Age, 1200-750 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Barrel-shaped in profile with chamfered rim and two lateral loop handles below. 676 grams, 17 cm wide
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
