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LOT 1683
Bronze Age Ring with Scrolled Terminals
EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (1.57 grams, 19.40 mm overall, 17.92 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2, USA 4 1/2, Europe 8.07, Japan 7)).
Comprising a flat-section penannular hoop with scrolled finials. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK and EU art market before 2000.
From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
See Politikens Forlag, Jeg ser på oldsager (I look at antiquities), Kopenhagen, 1966, no.317, for the type and shape.
FootnotesSuch rings, made of a twisted bar with smooth or spiral-shaped ends, are quite rare and are typically found in men’s graves. They may have been a sign of chieftainship. However, the small dimensions of the ring may suggest that the ring once belonged to an aristocratic child.
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Bronze Age Ring with Scrolled Terminals
Early 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising a flat-section penannular hoop with scrolled finials. 1.57 grams, 19.40 mm overall, 17.92 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2, USA 4 1/2, Europe 8.07, Japan 7)
Acquired on the UK and EU art market before 2000. From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Such rings, made of a twisted bar with smooth or spiral-shaped ends, are quite rare and are typically found in men’s graves. They may have been a sign of chieftainship. However, the small dimensions of the ring may suggest that the ring once belonged to an aristocratic child. -
Large Bronze Age Socketted Axehead
Koban Culture, 12th-8th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £702
Substantial hexagonal-section neck developing to a broad blade with rounded edge and scooped underside; ellipsoid-section socket with three lateral ribs to each face, flared edge to rear. 458 grams, 18.5 cm
Private European collection, 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Large Bronze Age Tanged Sickle Blade
Koban Culture, 12th-8th century B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Of crescentic form with thickening to the outer edge, spur and void to neck, attachment spike. 110 grams, 15.7 cm
Private European collection, 1990s. Private collection, London, UK.
