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LOT 1639
Bronze Age Sickle Blade
CENTRAL EUROPE, 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 1/8 in. (43 grams, 13 cm).
Of crescentic form with parallel raised ribs to the outer edge and vertical spur to neck.
ProvenanceEx German collection, 1990s.
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LOT 1639
Bronze Age Sickle Blade
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Bronze Age Set of Studs
Central Europe, 2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Group of hollow-formed domed studs, each with a slider-bar to the reverse; mounted in a display frame. 55 grams total, 11-19 mm (268 grams total, 13 x 13.5 cm including stand)
Ex German collection, 1990s. -
Bronze Age Looped and Socketted Axehead
Eastern Europe, 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
With round-section barrel and two parallel ribs, flared cutting edge, small loop below; edge chipped. 139 grams, 95 mm
Ex British private collection, Buckinghamshire, UK. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.BA25; 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.
