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LOT 1643
Bronze Age Ribbed Earring Pair
EUROPE, 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/8 - 1 1/2 in. (9.68 grams total, 35-38 mm).
Each a tapering crescent with bulbs. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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Large Bronze Age Sickle Blade
Central Europe, 2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Crescentic in plan with parallel raised ribs to the outer edges at the base, lateral spur to neck. 158 grams, 19.6 cm
Ex German collection, 1990s. -
Bronze Age Long Looped and Socketted Axehead
Central Europe, 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
With square-section collared socket and rectangular cheeks and straight cutting edge, small attachment loop. 319 grams, 12 cm
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.BA29; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
Bronze Age Artefact Group
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Including socketted axeheads, spikes and other items. 306 grams total, 40-62 mm
Ex Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s.
