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LOT 0363
Bronze Age Decorated Looped and Socketted Axehead
CENTRAL EUROPE, 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 3/4 in. (364 grams, 12.1 cm).
A cast looped and socketted axehead with straight edge, collar to mouth and lateral loop, raised V-shaped rib to each face.
ProvenanceEx German collection, 1990s.
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Bronze Age Decorated Looped and Socketted Axehead
Britain, 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Hollow-formed and rectangular in section with rim to the mouth, tapering faces with three raised ribs, flared blade and low integral loop. 295 grams, 97 mm
Found East Anglia, UK. Acquired in Oxon, UK. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.BA17; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
Large Bronze Age Brooch Spiral Pair
Central Europe, early 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Coiled bronze rod spirals from a spectacle brooch. 467 grams total, 13-16 cm
From a private Barnsley, UK, family collection. -
Bronze Age Copper D-Sectioned Flat Axe
Britain, mid 3rd-mid 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Elongated trapezoidal form with squared butt, rounded edge. 285 grams, 14 cm
Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.C1; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
