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LOT 1585
Bronze Age Looped and Socketted Axe Head
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 5/8 in. (262 grams, 11.7 cm).
Narrow blade and round-section barrel with raised raised ribs, ribbed collar and loop below.
ProvenanceAcquired on the Austrian art market, 2001.
Private collection, Europe.
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 Socketted Spearhead
11th-10th century B.C.Estimate: £350 - 450 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £175
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. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Bronze Age Socketted Double Hammer
Central Europe, 2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
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. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Bronze Age Double Spectacle Brooch
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Formed as two large tightly-wound coils; repaired. 129 grams, 14.1 cm
Ex Surrey, UK, collection, 1980s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
