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LOT 1249
Bronze Age Coiled Bronze Spectacle Pendant Pair
10TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
1 3/4 in. (11.7 grams total, 44 mm each).
Each composed of two coiled wire discs with integral loop between. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK collection, early 1990s and before.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
From a private collection, Lancashire, UK.
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Bronze Age to Roman Bronze Artefact Group
11th century B.C.-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising two arrowheads with foliate head and square-sectioned tang and three awls. 46 grams total, 3.7-10.8 cm
Ex American collector, acquired 1980-2000. The Kusmirek Collection, UK.
The two arrowheads are similar to specimens found in Luristan. They belong to the type V of the Khorasani classification. The bow was widely used by the Luristan people. The shape of the blade is often flat or ovate in the cross section with lanceolate profile and two cutting edges. -
British Bronze Age Looped and Socketted Axehead
12th-8th century B.C.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
With round-section barrel and two parallel ribs, flared cutting edge, small loop below. 300 grams, 14 cm
Very fine condition.
John Lawton collection, Surrey, UK. London Mayfair gallery, UK. Dr D.G. collection, 1990s-2019. Accompanied by an old typed catalogue slip with provenance.
This very fine British specimen of Bronze Age axe still has the loop used for securing it to the wooden handle. This type has some features in common with a number of specimens from the Little Coombe Hoard (BM no.1894, 0803.4) and can be dated to the Late Bronze Age. -
Bronze Age Socketted Axehead Fragment
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Featuring a convex cutting edge and wedge-shaped cheeks with crescentic blade. 93 grams, 53 mm
Essex gallery, early 2000s.
The fragment belongs to a typical example of developed flat axe with expanded curved cutting edges and sides raised into slight flanges. Some specimens like this are representative of the early bronze age in Britain and Europe.
