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LOT 1158
Bronze Age Miniature Graduated Votive Palstave Axehead Collection
3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.
1 3/8 - 2 in. (12.9 grams total, 37-50 mm).
Group of miniature palstaves each with transverse lunate balde, raised lateral flanges to the shank. [4]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed in the 1990s.
Acquired from a central London gallery.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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LOT 1158
Bronze Age Miniature Graduated Votive Palstave Axehead Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
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Bronze Age Ribbed Ring
Circa 10th-6th century B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Substantial biconvex hoop with flared rims, reverse narrowing to a flat base. 41.03 grams, 36.38 mm overall, 21.99 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2 , USA 7 3/4 , Europe 16.86, Japan 16)
Acquired on the French art market before 2000. From an EU collection before 2020. -
Bronze Age British Looped and Socketted Spearhead
1500-900 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
A small leaf-shaped blade with lozenge-section midrib; two small lateral loops. 64 grams, 13.5 cm
Found Cambridgeshire, UK, 2000s. Property of an Essex gentleman. -
'The Alresford' Gold Bronze Age Cordon Adornment
Circa 2350-800 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Rectangular sheet-gold ribbon, plaque or cordon with reeded outer face and plain reverse, mounting hole to each end. 4.73 grams, 73.56 mm
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Alresford, Essex, UK, on Thursday 2nd June 2022 by Peter Wilson. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.ESS-71837F. Accompanied by a copy of the Treasure Act 1996 DCMS object receipt. Accompanied by a copy of the Report on find of Potential Treasure for H M Coroner from Alresford, Essex. Accompanied by a copy of the letter from the British Museum disclaiming the Crown's interest in this find with Treasure case reference no.2022T575. Accompanied by a typed and signed letter from the finder explaining the circumstances of discovery.
The exact purpose of these gold ribbons is unclear although it is very likely that they were used to adorn either personal adornments or tableware. The Rillaton Cup (Royal Collection accession no. RCIN 69742) is one such item made of gold with a corrugated appearance. The strip is rather more substantial than the majority of Bronze Age finds and resembles those found in the Staffordshire Hoard (Fern, C., Dickinson, T. & Webster, L., The Staffordshire Hoard: an Anglo-Saxon Treasure, London, 2019).
