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LOT 1540
Bronze Age Copper Flat Axe
CIRCA 2000-1500 B.C.
5 3/4 in. (452 grams, 14.5 cm).
With lentoid-section, narrow rounded butt and broad curved cutting edge. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Cf. Evans, J., The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1881, item 29; Schmidt, P.K. & Burgess, C.B., The Axes of Scotland and Northern England, Prähistorische Bronzefunde, Ab. IX, vol. 7, Munich, 1981, p.60.
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Bronze Age Sickle Blade
Circa 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
A lanceolate blade with ribbed detail on upper surface, plain reverse; a fixing peg formed from the casting sprue at the broad end. 138 grams, 16 cm
Ex Cummings collection, UK, 1990s. -
Bronze Age Ring with Looped Terminals
Circa 2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Round-section hoop tapering to each end, looped finials. 7.63 grams, 26.90 mm overall, 19.19 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Bronze Age Double Looped and Socketted Axehead
Circa 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
With a slightly curved cutting edge, chevron decoration to the shaft; thickened collar below the socket with two lateral loops joining the collar. 158 grams, 84 mm
Numisart collection, Munich, Germany, 1990s. Acquired in the 2000s. From the private collection of John Lawton, Surrey, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a previous catalogue information page.
