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LOT 0344
Bronze Age Sickle
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
7 in. (130 grams, 17.7 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 0344
Bronze Age Sickle
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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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 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
A lanceolate blade with ribbed detail on upper surface, plain reverse; a fixing peg formed from the casting sprue at the broad end. 150 grams, 17 cm
Ex Cummings collection, UK, 1990s. -
Bronze Age Votive Sword Amulet
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
A dagger-shaped pendant with pierced pommel, broad ribbed blade. 37.5 grams, 12.3 cm
Private collection formed in the 1990s. Acquired from a London gallery. Property of an Essex gentleman.