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LOT 1659
Bronze Age Copper D-Sectioned Flat Axe
BRITAIN, MID 3RD-MID 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 1/2 in. (285 grams, 14 cm).
Elongated trapezoidal form with squared butt, rounded edge. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Yorkshire, UK.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.C1; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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Bronze Age Decorated Bar Neck Torc
Central Europe, 2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Round in section tapering to each end with hook finials, band of notching to the inner face. 110 grams, 18 cm
Ex German collection, 1990s. -
Bronze Age Rib-Decorated Sickle Blade
Central Europe, 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Of crescentic form with parallel raised ribs to the outer edges at the base, lateral spur to neck. 148 grams, 19 cm
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.BA26; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
Bronze Age Artefact Collection
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Including a miniature chisel, dress pin, arrowhead and other items. 94 grams total, 3-16 cm
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.BA26; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
