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LOT 1634
Bronze Age Dagger Currency Bar Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 3/4 - 5 3/8 in. (124 grams total, 12-13.8 cm).
Group of bronze castings in the form of bifacial blanks for daggers, pierced for suspension. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market since the early 2000s.
From the private Northern Ireland collection of R.M.
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Bronze Age Artefact Group
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Including socketted axeheads, spikes and other items. 306 grams total, 40-62 mm
Ex Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s. -
Bronze Age Pierced Socketted Spearhead
Late 2nd-early 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Small leaf-shaped blade with thick midrib developing to tapering socket with stepped rim; pierced at shoulder on each side of the blade. 29.5 grams, 86 mm
Ex Californian collection, USA, 1980s. -
Bronze Age Ring with Scrolled Terminals
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Formed as a round-section penannular hoop tapering to returned coils. 6.43 grams, 24.91 mm overall, 17.11 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I, USA 4 1/4, Europe 7.44, Japan 7)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.