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LOT 1547
Bronze Age Ribbed Socketted Axehead
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 1/8 in. (88 grams, 55 mm).
With a gently curving cutting edge, raised horizontal ribs to the socket.
ProvenanceKuizenga collection, The Netherlands, formed from the 1970s onwards.
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LOT 1547
Bronze Age Ribbed Socketted Axehead
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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Group of Bronze Age and Other Objects
2nd millennium B.C.-circa 4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Comprising: a Luristan macehead; European socketted axehead; Greek vessel handles; bracelets, and other items. 1.36 kg total, 4.5-15.5 cm
The macehead with Sotheby's, May 1993; the handles ex Horatio and Patsy Melas collection. with Roseberys, London, 26 October 2021, the majority of no.12. Accompanied by a copy of the Roseberys catalogue listing. -
Bronze Age Gold Earrings with Bosses
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Matched pair each a twisted coil with applied domed disc. 3.81 grams total, 23 mm each
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Bronze Age Ceramic Vessel
Middle Bronze Age, circa 1000-800 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
Squat jar with convex underside, caribated shoulder with incised ring, flared and everted rim, burnished surface. 778 grams, 20.5 cm wide
Found UK. From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
