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LOT 1823
Bronze Age 'Crescent Moon' Pendant
CENTRAL EUROPE, 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 3/4 in. (11.2 grams, 71 mm).
Flat-section disc with eccentrically placed circular hole, ribbing to the integral suspension loop.
ProvenanceEx German collection, 1990s.
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 Sickle Blade
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Of crescentic form with parallel raised ribs to the outer edges at the base, lateral spur to neck. 109 grams, 16 cm
Acquired on the Austrian art market, 2000. Ex Mr N.C. collection. European private collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Bronze Age Hallstatt Ware Vessel
12th-8th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
Squat in profile with low neck and broad mouth, rounded rim, strap handle; carinated shoulder with vertical fluting tapering to a narrow base; rim chipped, hole to lower body; with old handwritten paper label 'Trouvé à Lizzano près carente'; handwritten accession no. 242'; paper ticket with 'Bronzezeitlches [...]gefäss gefunden 1938 in Oderland bei glagan / schon mehr übergang zur Eisenzeit'. 746 grams, 19 cm wide including handle
Formerly in the collection of Dr Siegfried Zimmer, Germany, found in Glogau, near Haynau, Silesia. Private collection, acquired by M. A. in 2004. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Large Bronze Age Posamenterie Fibula
Late Tumulus-early Urnfield Period, circa 1400-1200 B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £180
Comprising a sturdy pin and spring attached to a shank formed from multiple parallel rods clasped by transverse collars, with large coil finial. 160 grams, 21 cm
South German private collection, acquired in the 1970s-1980s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
