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LOT 1788
Bronze Age Flanged Flat Axe
CENTRAL EUROPE, 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 3/8 in. (297 grams, 13.7 cm).
With a curved blade, two flanges to the outer edge, crescentic-shaped butt.
ProvenanceAcquired 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.
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Bronze Age Ballintober Type Short Sword
1300-800 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,210
Waisted leaf-shaped blade with rounded tip, stepped edges, flared shoulders with holes to accept fixing rivets, flat tang with rivet hole and part of another at the broken end; blade restored; inked legend 'IRELAND / Monaghan'. 335 grams, 37.8 cm
Believed found Monaghan, Ireland. with Christie’s New York, 13 December 1980, no.22 Subsequently Olympia Auctions, 26 June 2024, no.120. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Bronze Age Flanged Flat Axe
Central Europe, 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
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. -
Large Bronze Age Posamenterie Fibula
Late Tumulus-early Urnfield Period, circa 1400-1200 B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £180
Comprising a sturdy pin and spring attached to a shank formed from multiple parallel rods clasped by transverse collars, with large coil finial. 160 grams, 21 cm
South German private collection, acquired in the 1970s-1980s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
