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LOT 1285
Bronze Age Central European Axehead
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 7/8 in. (894 grams, 17.5 cm).
With an elliptical socket and wedge-shaped cheeks.
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
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Bronze Age Central European Axehead
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
With an elliptical socket and wedge-shaped cheeks. 894 grams, 17.5 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. -
Bronze Age Coiled Bracelet Pair
8th-6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Each of small penannular form with a raised medial rib to the elliptical face, tapering to coiled terminals with lozengiform cross-section. 72 grams total, 56-58 mm wide
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. -
Bronze Age Socketted Axehead
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Wedge-shaped cheeks with faceted upper and lower faces, roughly round-section socket with gently facetted collar and inverted rim; slightly convex cutting edge. 151 grams, 99 mm
Acquired on the EU art market around 2000. From the collection of a North American gentleman.
