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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 Spectacle Brooch
Circa 10th-6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Composed of two coiled wire discs with integral loop between; repaired. 15.4 grams, 80 mm
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of a Surrey, UK, collector. -
Bronze Age Gold Earring
2nd millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £164
With a tapering round-section penannular hoop and domed disc to the centre. 1.32 grams, 18 mm
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s. -
Luristan Copper Flat Axehead
13th-7th century B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Formed with a rounded butt and flared cutting edge; flat in cross-section. 177 grams, 17.5 cm
UK private collection formed before 2000. Ex North London, UK, gallery.