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LOT 1800
Bronze Age Decorated Sickle Blade
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
7 in. (130 grams, 17.7 cm).
Of crescentic form with parallel raised ribs to the outer edges at the base, lateral spur to neck.
ProvenanceAcquired on the Austrian art market, 2000.
Ex Mr N.C. collection.
European private collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Cf. The British Museum, museum number WG.283, for similar.
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LOT 1800
Bronze Age Decorated Sickle Blade
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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Bronze Age Clay Metalworking Crucible
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From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.BA13; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Bronze Age Socketted Spearhead
11th-10th century B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
With rounded (unsharpened) edge, broad rounded point with a prominent stepped midrib and a wide socket with a fastening hole; high-tin bronze. 148 grams, 17.5 cm
Acquired in Germany in 2000. Acquired by the present owner from the above. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Bronze Age Decorated Sickle Blade
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Of crescentic form with parallel raised ribs to the outer edges at the base, lateral spur to neck. 130 grams, 17.7 cm
Acquired on the Austrian art market, 2000. Ex Mr N.C. collection. European private collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
