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LOT 1785
Bronze Age Coiled Conical Ring
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/8 in. (21.96 grams, 29.70 mm overall, 22.68 mm internal diameter (approximate size British W, USA 11, Europe 25, Japan 24)).
Formed of tightly wound rod, gently tapering towards the top. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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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Bronze Age Spiral Pendant Pair
Late Tumulus-early Urnfield period, circa 1400-1200 B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
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Acquired in the 1980s on the Swiss art market. Swiss private collection Dr R.H. (1922-2007). 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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Bronze Age Ballintober Type Short Sword
1300-800 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,210
Waisted leaf-shaped blade with rounded tip, stepped edges, flared shoulders with holes to accept fixing rivets, flat tang with rivet hole and part of another at the broken end; blade restored; inked legend 'IRELAND / Monaghan'. 335 grams, 37.8 cm
Believed found Monaghan, Ireland. with Christie’s New York, 13 December 1980, no.22 Subsequently Olympia Auctions, 26 June 2024, no.120. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Bronze Age Flanged Flat Axe
Central Europe, 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
With a curved blade, two flanges to the outer edge, crescentic-shaped butt. 340 grams, 13.5 cm
Acquired in Europe before 1992. Ex Swiss collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
