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LOT 1680
Bronze Age Sickle Blade
CENTRAL EUROPE, 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 1/4 in. (47 grams, 10.7 cm).
Of crescentic form with raised rib to the outer edge and vertical spur to neck.
ProvenanceEx German collection, 1990s.
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LOT 1680
Bronze Age Sickle Blade
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Bronze Age Pierced Sickle Blade
Central Europe, 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Of crescentic form with parallel raised ribs to the outer edges at the base,ellipsoid voids, stub of a spur to outer edge; edge sharpened for use. 41 grams, 10.5 cm
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Bronze Age Copper Flat Axehead
Britain, mid 3rd-mid 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Trapezoidal in plan with flared edge and square butt. 125 grams, 98 mm
Found East Anglia, UK. Acquired in Oxon, UK. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.BA19; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
Large Bronze Age Chisel-Awl
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Square in section tapering to a thick point at one end and a narrow blade at the other. 136 grams, 26.7 cm
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
