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LOT 1783
Bronze Age Ribbed Ring
LATE TUMULUS-EARLY URNFIELD PERIOD, CIRCA 1400-1200 B.C.
1 1/2 in. (17.97 grams, 39.24 mm).
Penannular finger ring with graduated transverse ribs to the shank.
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London, 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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Extremely Large Bronze Age Pin with Knop Finial
Central Europe, circa 8th century B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Round-section shank with bulb to the upper end with incised chevrons and ribbing, narrow neck, biconvex knop finial with median hatched band. 205 grams, 83 cm
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Bronze Age Sickle Blade
Central Europe, 2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Of crescentic form with raised rib to the outer edge and vertical spur to neck. 47 grams, 10.7 cm
Ex German collection, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
