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LOT 2053
Bronze Age 'Crescent Moon' Pendant
CENTRAL EUROPE, 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 7/8 in. (11.8 grams, 72 mm).
Flat-section disc with eccentrically placed circular hole, ribbing to the integral suspension loop.
ProvenanceEx German collection, 1990s.
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LOT 2053
Bronze Age 'Crescent Moon' Pendant
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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Bronze Age Openwork Pin
Central Europe, circa 1200-800 B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Featuring a faceted pin with a flared openwork finial formed of triangles, a row of suspension loops above; mounted on a backing board with an information label. 110 grams total, 18.2 cm, 23.5 cm icluding board
Ex Alain Eleb, Louvre de Antiquares, Paris 1eme, 1980s. Acquired on the UK art market since the 1960s. From the private collection of Mr J.P.H., a Woolwich, UK, collector, his collection formed since the 1960s. -
Large Bronze Age Copper Flat Axe
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Flat in section with narrow rounded butt and gently curved cutting edge, tapering to each end. 695 grams, 19 cm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
'The Eye' Middle Bronze Age Gold Spiral Finger Ring
Circa 1300-1150 B.C.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (+bp*)
Bids: 3 | Current Bid: £1,620
Formed from a single solid round-section twisted rod with tapering ends. 12.35 grams, 25.18 mm overall, 19.38 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)
Found Eye, Suffolk, on 7th September 2021, declared as Treasure under the Treasure Act with reference no.2021 T716, subsequently disclaimed and returned to the finder. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SF-6FD899. Accompanied by a copy of the find's receipt from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport. Accompanied by a copy of the report for HM Coroner of Ipswich, Suffolk. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13481-262549.
Single finds of gold coiled rings are usually assigned Middle Bronze Age dates based on comparable examples found in hoards with other datable artefacts. For example, the Fittleworth Hoard (BM 1996, 0902.18) from West Sussex contains two, admittedly slightly larger, coiled rings together with a range of other Middle Bronze Age gold artefacts.
