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LOT 0294
Bronze Age Bull's Head Necklace
10TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.
14 in. (250 grams, 35.5 cm).
Restrung necklace of tubular beads, some corrugated and others with two loops to the underside, each loop with a flared dangle; interstitial biconvex barrel-shaped beads and sturdy zoomorphic type with ropework detailing to the tube and bull-head below with openwork muzzle; pierced domed disc at each end.
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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LOT 0294
Bronze Age Bull's Head Necklace
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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Opening Bid: £150
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Bronze Age Ceremonial Penannular Arm-Ring Pair
Central Europe, 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Comprising two heavy penannular arm-rings with round-section bodies. 242 grams total, 10.8-11.1 cm
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Bronze Age Pierced Socketted Spearhead
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
Leaf-shaped blade with tubular socket extending to the tip of the blade, the blade with bevelled edges and two crescent-shaped openings. 130 grams, 14.6 cm
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