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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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Opening Bid: £425
Comprising a flat, gently curving single-edged blade with pointillé decoration to the upper edge, the flat ridge with hatched panels extending to the integral openwork handle, a loop to the end, the handle recessed to accept organic inserts. 49.1 grams, 21.5 cm
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16th-10th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Formed as two coils of lozenge-section rod with a loop between; hatched decoration on the ridges. 81.6 grams, 10.8 cm
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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.
