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LOT 1157
Bronze Age Decorated Bracelet Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/4 - 2 3/8 in. (37 grams total, 46-61 mm).
A group of two zoomorphic copper-alloy bracelets of penannular form, one featuring opposed stylised beast or hound head terminals, one with flattened terminals, likely representing snake heads. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEarly 1990s London collection.
Acquired on the UK art market.
From a private collection, Lancashire, UK.
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Bronze Age Punch Decorated Zoomorphic Snake Bracelet
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
A penannular bronze bracelet with convex outer face, terminals formed as stylised snake heads represented by punched ring-and-dot motifs and incised clusters of transverse lines. 73 grams, 67 mm wide
Early 1990s London collection. Acquired on the UK art market. From a private collection, Lancashire, UK. -
Bronze Age Boat-Shaped Copper Axe Adze
5th-4th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
A bronze adze-axe head, boat shaped, fitted with double cutting edges, one parallel to the axis of the handle and the second perpendicular to the same axis. 629 grams, 16 cm
Acquired before 2000. From the collection of a European gentleman living in the UK. -
Bronze Age Split Socket Spearhead with Collar
2000-1750 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £432
A copper-alloy spearhead with leaf-shaped blade with flattened mid-rib and slightly squared shoulders, spilt socket and fastening collar to the socket. 152 grams, 26.5 cm long
Fine condition.
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
The spearhead with split socket gained popularity in the Near East by replacing the earlier tanged variants in many regions. This is best seen in the Levant, particularly at Byblos and Ugarit. At Byblos, production exploded around 2000 B.C., and c. 480 weapons were deposited mainly between 2000 and 1750 B.C. Spearheads with split sockets are among the principal categories at both Byblos and Ugarit. The use of a base collar is attested on at least three MBA spearheads from Ugarit - but the majority do not have such collars. Similar spearheads were also characteristic of the Transcaucasian Trialeti culture during the same period.
