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LOT 1258
Bronze Age Palstave Axehead
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 1/2 in. (369 grams, 14 cm).
Featuring a loop to one edge, flanges to the upper and lower edges with recessed for organic inserts, wedge-shaped cheeks with crescentic blade. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old collection.
Acquired from Lockdales, Suffolk, UK, 12 July 2009, lot 659.
Property of an Oxfordshire, UK, collector.
Accompanied by a copy of the Lockdales invoice.
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Bronze Age Socketted Axehead Fragment
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Featuring a convex cutting edge and wedge-shaped cheeks with crescentic blade. 93 grams, 53 mm
Essex gallery, early 2000s.
The fragment belongs to a typical example of developed flat axe with expanded curved cutting edges and sides raised into slight flanges. Some specimens like this are representative of the early bronze age in Britain and Europe. -
Bronze Age Coiled Bronze Spectacle Pendant Pair
10th-6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Each composed of two coiled wire discs with integral loop between. 11.7 grams total, 44 mm each
UK collection, early 1990s and before. Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. From a private collection, Lancashire, UK. -
Bronze Age Socketted Axehead
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Composed of a collared oval socket with convex cutting edge, chamfered upper and lower edges. 227 grams, 98 mm
Acquired on the EU art market. From the collection of a North American gentleman.
