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LOT 1665
Bronze Age Copper Flat Axehead
MID 3RD-MID 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 1/8 in. (285 grams, 10.5 cm).
With chamfered convex cutting edge, square butt. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
LiteratureCf. British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS), record id.SF-3AC9D5, for this item.
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Bronze Age Palstave Axehead
Britain, 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Lentoid-section body, crescentic blade and square butt, lateral flanges on both faces. 274 grams, 12 cm
Found UK. Ex British private collection, UK. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.BA24; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
Bronze Age Group of Tools
Central Europe, 2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Including square- and round-section awl, spike and other tools. 88 grams total, 6.2-16.6 cm
Ex German collection, 1990s. -
Bronze Age Long Looped and Socketted Axehead
Central Europe, 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
With square-section collared socket and rectangular cheeks and straight cutting edge, small attachment loop. 319 grams, 12 cm
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.BA29; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
