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LOT 1757
Bronze Age Smith's 'Pancake Ingot' Fragment Group
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/8 - 4 1/8 in. (3.63 kg total, 3.5-10.5 cm).
Comprising eleven ingots in various sizes and shapes. [11, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Bronze Age Ring with Scrolled Terminals
Early 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising a flat-section penannular hoop with scrolled finials. 1.57 grams, 19.40 mm overall, 17.92 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2, USA 4 1/2, Europe 8.07, Japan 7)
Acquired on the UK and EU art market before 2000. From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Such rings, made of a twisted bar with smooth or spiral-shaped ends, are quite rare and are typically found in men’s graves. They may have been a sign of chieftainship. However, the small dimensions of the ring may suggest that the ring once belonged to an aristocratic child. -
Bronze Age Flanged Palstave Axe and Other Tool Group
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Comprising: a palstave axe with a narrow neck and flaring blade, an axe with a narrow blade, a pin, and a section of an axe blade. 420 grams total, 5.6-10.1 cm
From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
Bronze Age Triangular Pendant
Central Europe, 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Thick pendant with raised border and integral loop. 7.73 grams, 48 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
