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LOT 1610
Bronze Age Neck Torc
CENTRAL EUROPE, CIRCA 1000 B.C.
7 3/4 in. (87 grams, 19.5 cm).
Comprising a round-section body twisted at one end with a single looped terminal. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s.
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Bronze Age Phalera with Knop
Central Europe, 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £350 - 450 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £175
With raised flange to the rim, carinated boss and stepped knop finial; loop to reverse. 30.6 grams, 60 mm
Ex German collection, acquired before 2000. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Bronze Age Curved Sickle Blade
Circa 14th-13th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Of crescentic form with parallel raised ribs to the outer edge and vertical spur to neck. 72 grams, 11 cm
From the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s. -
Bronze Age Coiled Spectacle Pendant Group
16th-10th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
A group of three spectacle pendants, each composed of two coiled wire circles joined by a loop. 26 grams total, 53-57 mm
Early 1990s London collection. Acquired on the UK art market. From a private collection, Lancashire, UK.