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LOT 1671
Bronze Age Group of Tools
CENTRAL EUROPE, 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 3/8 - 6 1/2 in. (88 grams total, 6.2-16.6 cm).
Including square- and round-section awl, spike and other tools. [6]
ProvenanceEx German collection, 1990s.
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LOT 1671
Bronze Age Group of Tools
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Small Bronze Age Looped and Socketted Axehead
Britain, 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Narrow blade with slightly flared edge, square-section socket with thick collar to the mouth and loop to one side of the collar; raised casting seams. 86 grams, 77 mm
Found East Anglia, UK. From the private collection of Dr Hugh Alderson Fawcett. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.30.22; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
Bronze Age Spectacle Bracelet
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Ellipsoid plaque curved into a penannular form with gusseted profile, scroll finials. 35 grams, 46 mm
Acquired on the European art market since the early 2000s. From the private Northern Ireland collection of R.M. -
Bronze Age Socketted Spearhead
11th-10th century B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
With a prominent stepped midrib extending to the wide socket with opposed lateral holes to accept attachment pegs. 118 grams, 18.2 cm
Acquired on the German art market, 2000. Private collection, Europe.
