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LOT 2001
Bronze Age Cloak Pin
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 in. (27.4 grams, 10.4 cm).
Comprising a tapering round-section pin and a domed finial. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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Bronze Age Socketted Axehead
Koban Culture, 12th-8th century B.C.Estimate: £350 - 450 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £175
Comprising a hexagonal-section neck developing to a thick blade with a rounded edge and scooped underside; ellipsoid-section socket with three lateral ribs to each face, hammer-face to rear. 350 grams, 14 cm
Private European collection, 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Bronze Age Socketted Chisel
Central Europe, 2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
With a straight blade and long tubular socket; carination to the collar. 30 grams, 67 mm
Ex German collection, 1990s. -
British Bronze Age 'Bannockburn Type' Palstave Axehead
Circa 1800-1200 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
With a short square-ended butt, lateral flanges to both sides, a firm stop-ledge, broad curved edge with spur ends. 329 grams, 12.13 cm
From the private collection of the late Mr W. Magee, Hartlepool, County Durham, UK, 1960s-1990s, thence by descent.
