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LOT 1692
Bronze Age Coiled Temple Ring Pair
KOBAN CULTURE, 8TH CENTURY B.C.
3 1/8 in. (100 grams total, 78-80 mm).
Each a flat-section rod wound into a looped bar terminating in a spiral coil at each end. [2]
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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Bronze Age Spiral Pendant Pair
Late Tumulus-early Urnfield period, circa 1400-1200 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Two double spirals made of tightly wound round wire with a small loop in the middle for suspension. 72 grams total, 69-93 mm
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. 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 Flanged Flat Axe
Central Europe, 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
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. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Bronze Age Double Axehead
Central Europe, early 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Substantial labrys with flared and curved edges, elliptoid socket to the centre with carinated rims. 378 grams, 15.5 cm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
