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LOT 1270
Bronze Age Decorated Pick
13TH-9TH CENTURY B.C.
9 5/8 in. (700 grams, 24.5 cm wide).
Comprising a central bronze tube with bulbs and flanged ends, two angled lateral spikes with lugs beneath and two more lugs to the sides of the shaft, pointillé starburst to the flanges, notch and other detailing to the shank. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a private European collection; formed in the 1980s.
From the collection of a North American gentleman.
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Bronze Age Central European Axehead
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
Featuring an elliptical socket and wedge-shaped cheeks. 954 grams, 17.5 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. -
Bronze Age Gold Bracelet with Torc-Shaped Terminals
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £11,440
Of penannular form with expanded sections at the centre and to both shoulders. 138 grams, 79 mm wide
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s. Ex old English collection, formed in the 1970s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.200277. -
Bronze Age Socketted Spearhead
14th-12th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Lusatian with a broad, pointed-oval blade and a raised central groove with converging ribs. 102 grams, 14 cm
Very fine condition.
Private collection, 1950s. Ex Gorny and Mosch, Munich, Germany, 18 December 2009, lot 463 (part).
The Lusatian Culture (1300-500 BC) is a Late Bronze Age culture, located in the geographic areas of Eastern Germany (Saxony and Brandenburg), Slovakia, Poland, the Baltic countries and the Black Sea area and is characterised by cremation burials. The dead were buried with their personal equipment: men were provided with weapons (comprising sword, dagger, axe, and spearhead) and ornaments (usually a pin or bracelet). At the start of the Middle Bronze Age, several innovations spread quickly and with a lasting effect across central Europe: swords (based on influences from the Danube region) and spears (socketted spearheads) appeared as new weapons, while two-edged razors, tweezers, knives, and sickles were the new tools.
