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LOT 1512
Bronze Age Bronze Spectacle Pendant
16TH-10TH CENTURY B.C.
3 1/8 in. (30.7 grams, 79 mm).
Formed as two coils of round-section rod with a loop between.
ProvenanceFormerly in a Munich, Germany collection, formed in the 1970s.
From a private UK collection.
From the Horton collection, UK.
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Bronze Age South-Eastern Type Looped and Socketted Axehead
Circa 10th-8th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
Broad hexagonal socket with thick rim to the mouth, basal loop, curved edge with lateral spurs. 308 grams, 94 mm
Found near Alton, Farnham, Surrey, UK. Acquired since the 1970s. From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Bronze Age Looped and Socketted Axehead
Circa 8th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £176
Comprising of a wedge-shaped body and convex cutting edge, ellipsoid mouth and collar moulding; three raised moulded ribs to each face; D-shaped moulded loop to one edge; likely a South-Eastern variant. 73.2 grams, 59 mm
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman. -
Bronze Age Sickle
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Of crescentic form with parallel raised ribs to the outer edges at the base, lateral spur to neck. 130 grams, 17.7 cm
Acquired one the Austrian art market, 2000. Ex Mr N.C. collection European private collection.
