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LOT 1266
Bronze Age Single-Edged Sickle
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 3/4 in. (61 grams, 12.2 cm).
Of curved form, parallel raised ribs to the outer edge, raised knop to neck. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German private collection.
From the property of a London gentleman.
Property of an Oxfordshire, UK, collector.
Cf. The British Museum, museum number WG.283, for similar.
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European Bronze Age Flat Axe
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Opening Bid: £90
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European Bronze Age Decoratively Notched Arm-Ring
Circa 8th-6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
The annular ornament with round-section body and decoratively notched outer face. 134 grams, 13 cm wide
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Bronze Age Socketted Spearhead
14th-12th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Lusatian with a broad, pointed-oval blade and a raised central groove with converging ribs. 102 grams, 14 cm
Very fine condition.
Private collection, 1950s. Ex Gorny and Mosch, Munich, Germany, 18 December 2009, lot 463 (part).
The Lusatian Culture (1300-500 BC) is a Late Bronze Age culture, located in the geographic areas of Eastern Germany (Saxony and Brandenburg), Slovakia, Poland, the Baltic countries and the Black Sea area and is characterised by cremation burials. The dead were buried with their personal equipment: men were provided with weapons (comprising sword, dagger, axe, and spearhead) and ornaments (usually a pin or bracelet). At the start of the Middle Bronze Age, several innovations spread quickly and with a lasting effect across central Europe: swords (based on influences from the Danube region) and spears (socketted spearheads) appeared as new weapons, while two-edged razors, tweezers, knives, and sickles were the new tools.
