Loading, please wait...
LOT 1603
Bronze Age Looped and Socketted Axehead
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 5/8 in. (66 grams, 67 mm).
With broad tapering body and flared blade; part of socket absent. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
LiteratureCf. MacGregor, A., Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the collection of the Lord MacAlpine of West Green, Ashmolean Museum, 1987, no.11.19.
CONDITIONTimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
-
Bronze Age Single-Edged Sickle
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
With a curving single-edged blade and strap to the rear edge, stem with a rectangular projection above for attachment to a wooden handle. 133 grams, 21.1 cm
From the private collection of M. Cummings, Lincolnshire, UK, 1990s. -
Bronze Age Decorated Bronze Bracelet
Mid 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Lozengiform in section with tapering finials, panels of hatching to the outer faces. 38.2 grams, 64 mm
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968. -
.jpg)
Bronze Age Socketted Axehead
10th-9th century B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
With rectangular-section mouth, integral collar developing to five vertical ribs on each broad face, two lateral loops; vent to each broad face, remains at casting sprue at collar. 172 grams, 72 mm
Private collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, 1990s, thence by descent.
The form with two lateral loops is unusual.
