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LOT 0293
Bronze Age Neck Torc and Bracelet Set
10TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.
3 3/4 - 5 1/2 in. (732 grams total, 9.5-13.8 cm).
Comprising: round-section penannular torc with scrolled finials; two hollow-formed bracelets. [3]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
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 Spiral Pendant Pair
Late Tumulus-early Urnfield period, circa 1400-1200 B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
Two double spirals made of tightly wound round wire with a small loop in the middle for suspension. 72 grams total, 69-93 mm
Acquired in the 1980s on the Swiss art market. Swiss private collection Dr R.H. (1922-2007). This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Bronze Age Spiral Pendant Pair
Late Tumulus-early Urnfield period, circa 1400-1200 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Two double spirals made of tightly wound round wire with a small loop in the middle for suspension. 16 grams total, 40-49 mm
Acquired in the 1980s on the Swiss art market. Swiss private collection Dr R.H. (1922-2007). 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 Ballintober Type Short Sword
1300-800 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,210
Waisted leaf-shaped blade with rounded tip, stepped edges, flared shoulders with holes to accept fixing rivets, flat tang with rivet hole and part of another at the broken end; blade restored; inked legend 'IRELAND / Monaghan'. 335 grams, 37.8 cm
Believed found Monaghan, Ireland. with Christie’s New York, 13 December 1980, no.22 Subsequently Olympia Auctions, 26 June 2024, no.120. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
