Loading, please wait...
LOT 1516
Bronze Age Miniature Votive Palstave Axehead Collection
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 5/8 - 13/4 in. (11.7 grams total, 42-44 mm).
Group of miniature palstaves each with transverse lunate balde, raised lateral flanges to the shank. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed in the 1990s.
Acquired from a central London gallery.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
TimeLine 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.
LOT 1516
Bronze Age Miniature Votive Palstave Axehead Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
-
Bronze Age British Palstave Axehead
Circa 1500-1100 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Of Stop-Ridge type with slander shaft and deep step to each face, stop-ridge and depression below, shallow crescent blade. 400 grams, 15.5 cm
Found 15th July 2022 near Rudge, Shropshire, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.WAW-A9C090. -
.jpg)
Bronze Age Ritual Limestone Slab with Drillings
Circa 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
Rectangular worked stone block with one irregular edge; the thicker, dressed edge with a group of five drilled holes, possibly cup-marks, in a V-shaped formation. 65.7 kg, 65.5 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Cup-marks, with or without surrounding rings, are among the most enigmatic signs which can be found widely across ancient European landscapes, most often in association with running water. Circular arrangements are one notable and recurrent feature, while straight lines and parallel rows are less frequently represented. The present stone most closely resembles the kind of feature found at e.g. Østergård, Risehøj, Østermarie on the island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea (Milstreu & Dodd, 2018, fig.15). -
Bronze Age Palstave Axehead
Middle Bronze Age, 1400-1150 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Unlooped with long triangular flanges, raised mid-rib with expanding cutting edge; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 535 grams total, 16 cm wide including stand
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
This is a Norman type palstave, widespread in south-eastern Britain and dated to the Taunton-Cemmaes period (MBAII). These are often associated with high nickel content.
