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LOT 1649
Bronze Age Floral Stud
CENTRAL EUROPE, 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/8 in. (12.1 grams, 34 mm).
Conical disc with central boss and six radiating holes, loop to the reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German collection, 1990s.
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Bronze Age Double Spiral Ring
Central Europe, circa 11th-10th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Formed from a single length of rod; median hoop of four coils developing at each end to a perpendicular coiled plaque. 28.29 grams, 67.66 mm overall, 19.54 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)
From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent. -
Bronze Age Socketted Double Hammer
Central Europe, 2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Median vertical socket with holes for attachment, lateral tapering bars each with a biconvex hammer face; rare type. 239 grams, 92 mm
Ex German collection, 1990s. -
Bronze Age Decorated Looped and Socketted Axehead
Britain, 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Hollow-formed and rectangular in section with rim to the mouth, tapering faces with three raised ribs, flared blade and low integral loop. 295 grams, 97 mm
Found East Anglia, UK. Acquired in Oxon, UK. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.BA17; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
