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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 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. -
Bronze Age Miniature Votive Palstave Axehead Collection
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Group of miniature palstaves each with transverse lunate balde, raised lateral flanges to the shank. 11.7 grams total, 42-44 mm
Private collection formed in the 1990s. Acquired from a central London gallery. Property of an Essex gentleman. -
Bronze Age Knife with Ribbed Handle
Circa 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,690
With a long single-edged blade, the handle with raised ribs decorated with incised hatching, looped terminal. 94.2 grams, 21.7 cm
Acquired in the 2000s. From the private collection of John Lawton, Surrey, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a previous catalogue information page.