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LOT 0342
Bronze Age Double Looped and Socketted Axehead
CIRCA 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/4 in. (158 grams, 84 mm).
With a slightly curved cutting edge, chevron decoration to the shaft; thickened collar below the socket with two lateral loops joining the collar.
ProvenanceNumisart collection, Munich, Germany, 1990s.
Acquired in the 2000s.
From the private collection of John Lawton, Surrey, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of a previous catalogue information page.
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LOT 0342
Bronze Age Double Looped and Socketted Axehead
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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Bronze Age Looped and Socketted Axehead
Circa 8th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £176
Comprising of a wedge-shaped body and convex cutting edge, ellipsoid mouth and collar moulding; three raised moulded ribs to each face; D-shaped moulded loop to one edge; likely a South-Eastern variant. 73.2 grams, 59 mm
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman. -
Bronze Age Decorated Sceptre Head
13th-11th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
Composed of a high profiled tubular shaft with two long arms slightly inclining downwards; three collars to the shaft and a flat round disc to one end. 558 grams, 27 cm
Acquired on the Austrian art market, 2000, from Mr N.C. European private collection. -
Bronze Age Looped and Socketted Axehead Section
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Featuring a loop and remains of the socket; crescentic blade lost in antiquity. 62.6 grams, 55 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s.
