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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
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
With broad tapering body and flared blade; part of socket absent. 66 grams, 67 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Bronze Age Single-Edged Sickle
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
With a curving single-edged blade and strap to the rear edge, stem with a rectangular projection above for attachment to a wooden handle. 133 grams, 21.1 cm
From the private collection of M. Cummings, Lincolnshire, UK, 1990s. -
Bronze Age Decorated Bracelet
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Square in section with hatching to the outer face. 35.7 grams, 59 mm
Private collection, Arundel, West Sussex, UK, 1975-late 1990s.