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LOT 1796
Bronze Age Pierced Socketted Spearhead
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 3/4 in. (130 grams, 14.6 cm).
Leaf-shaped blade with tubular socket extending to the tip of the blade, the blade with bevelled edges and two crescent-shaped openings.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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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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.
