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LOT 0343
Bronze Age Sickle
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 1/4 in. (109 grams, 16 cm).
Of crescentic form with parallel raised ribs to the outer edges at the base, lateral spur to neck.
ProvenanceAcquired one the Austrian art market, 2000.
Ex Mr N.C. collection.
European private collection.
Cf. The British Museum, museum number WG.283, for similar.
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LOT 0343
Bronze Age Sickle
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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Bronze Age Dress Pin Pair
Circa 800 B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Each with a long tapering stem and a simple discoid terminal. 32 grams total, 15.5-30 cm
Ex private collection, Walton on Thames, UK, 1970s. From the private collection of John Lawton, Surrey, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a previous catalogue information page. -
Group of Antiquities and Other Objects
2nd millennium B.C.-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Comprising a Middle Bronze Age Cypriot vessel circa 2000-1600 B.C.; a Bronze Age two-handled vessel from the Holy Land; a votive mirror frame; a bronze statuette of Victory, and other items; some items after the antique. 2 kg total, 1.9-12 cm
The Cypriot pot ex Leto Severis collection; the fragmentary pot ex Donald Simmonds collection; the bronze of Victory ex Michaelides collection. with Roseberys, London, 26 October 2021, the majority of no.13. Accompanied by a copy of the Roseberys catalogue listing. -
Bronze Age Sickle Blade
Circa 800 B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
With a sharply curving single-edged blade, grooved stem with a rectangular projection above for attachment to a wooden handle. 77 grams, 17 cm
Ex private collection, Walton on Thames, UK, 1970s. From the private collection of John Lawton, Surrey, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a previous catalogue information page.
