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LOT 1263
Bronze Age Flat Axe
CIRCA 2200-1900 B.C.
3 1/2 in. (185 grams, 90 mm).
Of roughly trapezoidal form with rounded cutting edge; likely Type Migdale of Metalworking Assemblage III. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound by Mr David Head at Welsh St Donats, Vale of Glamorgan, UK, in 2012.
Accompanied by a copy of a museum report with reference no.NMWPA 2012.186.1.
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Bronze Age Single-Edged Sickle
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Of curved form, parallel raised ribs to the outer edge, raised knop to neck. 61 grams, 12.2 cm
Ex German private collection. From the property of a London gentleman. Property of an Oxfordshire, UK, collector. -
Bronze Age Socketted Spearhead
14th-12th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Lusatian with a broad, pointed-oval blade and a raised central groove with converging ribs. 102 grams, 14 cm
Very fine condition.
Private collection, 1950s. Ex Gorny and Mosch, Munich, Germany, 18 December 2009, lot 463 (part).
The Lusatian Culture (1300-500 BC) is a Late Bronze Age culture, located in the geographic areas of Eastern Germany (Saxony and Brandenburg), Slovakia, Poland, the Baltic countries and the Black Sea area and is characterised by cremation burials. The dead were buried with their personal equipment: men were provided with weapons (comprising sword, dagger, axe, and spearhead) and ornaments (usually a pin or bracelet). At the start of the Middle Bronze Age, several innovations spread quickly and with a lasting effect across central Europe: swords (based on influences from the Danube region) and spears (socketted spearheads) appeared as new weapons, while two-edged razors, tweezers, knives, and sickles were the new tools. -
Bronze Age to Roman Bronze Artefact Group
11th century B.C.-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising two arrowheads with foliate head and square-sectioned tang and three awls. 46 grams total, 3.7-10.8 cm
Ex American collector, acquired 1980-2000. The Kusmirek Collection, UK.
The two arrowheads are similar to specimens found in Luristan. They belong to the type V of the Khorasani classification. The bow was widely used by the Luristan people. The shape of the blade is often flat or ovate in the cross section with lanceolate profile and two cutting edges.
