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LOT 1677
Bronze Age Double Axehead
CENTRAL EUROPE, EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 1/8 in. (378 grams, 15.5 cm).
Substantial labrys with flared and curved edges, elliptoid socket to the centre with carinated rims.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Bronze Age Socketted Spearhead
11th-10th century B.C.Estimate: £350 - 450 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £175
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. -
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Bronze Age Flanged Flat Axe
Central Europe, 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
With a curved blade, two flanges to the outer edge, crescentic-shaped butt. 340 grams, 13.5 cm
Acquired in Europe before 1992. Ex Swiss collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
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European Bronze Age Shield Boss
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £350 - 450 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £194
Of circular convex shape with a conical rivet through the centre, the underside of the rivet with a loop for attachment; a pelta-shaped openwork plaque suspended from the rivet. 65 grams, 12 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. Accompanied by a previous typed cataloguing card. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
