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LOT 1628
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 on 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 1628
Bronze Age Sickle
Estimate £350 - 450€410 - 520 (for guidance only)$470 - 610 (for guidance only)
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Bronze Age Looped and Socketted Axehead Section
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Fragment comprising the hollow-formed body of the blade and flared cutting edge. 74 grams, 59 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Bronze Age Gold Spiral Hair Ring
Circa 1000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
Formed as an ellipsoid-section tapering rod with the ends flattened. 17.2 grams, 17 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. -
European Pottery Vessel Group
Late Bronze Age, 1200-750 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising: broad cup with single loop handle; bulbous pot with raised rim; smaller cup on a display base with old label 'Prehistoric Central European'. 480 grams total, 6.8-11.3 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.