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LOT 1601
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 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 1601
Bronze Age Sickle
Estimate £350 - 450€410 - 520 (for guidance only)$470 - 610 (for guidance only)
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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 Gold Ring
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Coiled with graduated bulb detailing. 3.55 grams, 19.02 mm overall, 13.07 mm internal diameter
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s. -
Bronze Age Socketted Spearhead
Circa 1000 B.C.Estimate: £700 - 900 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £360
With flared socket developing to a midrib with scooped ribbing in a leaf-shaped blade; opposed lateral holes to accept attachment pegs, and casting flaw close to the mouth; mounted on a custom-made stand. 92 grams, 14.6 cm (152 grams total, 20.6 cm including stand)
Acquired on the German art market, from Gallery Christian Niederhuber, 2000. European private collection.
