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LOT 1830
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
BRONZE AGE RIBBED SOCKETTED AXEHEAD
10TH-9TH CENTURY B.C.
2 7/8 in. (172 grams, 72 mm).
10TH-9TH CENTURY B.C.
2 7/8 in. (172 grams, 72 mm).
With rectangular-section mouth, integral collar developing to five vertical ribs on each broad face, two lateral loops; vent to each broad face, remains at casting sprue at collar.
PROVENANCE:
Private collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, 1990s, thence by descent.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
LITERATURE:
Cf. Novotná, M., Die Äxte und Beile der Slowakei, Abteilung IX Band 3, Munich, 1970, item 750, for type.
FOOTNOTES:
The form with two lateral loops is unusual.
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AUCTIONS:
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