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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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Large Late Bronze Age Decorated Grey Ware Vessel
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
Squat in profile with rolled rim to the broad mouth, rounded underside, ledge to the inner rim, band of impressed points to the shoulder. 2.92 kg, 28 cm wide
From 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. -
Bronze Age Socketted Double Hammer
Central Europe, 2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Median vertical socket with holes for attachment, lateral tapering bars each with a biconvex hammer face; rare type. 239 grams, 92 mm
Ex German collection, 1990s. -
Bronze Age Pierced Sickle Blade
Central Europe, 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Of crescentic form with parallel raised ribs to the outer edges at the base,ellipsoid voids, stub of a spur to outer edge; edge sharpened for use. 41 grams, 10.5 cm
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
