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LOT 1253
Bronze Age Socketted Axehead Fragment
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 in. (93 grams, 53 mm).
Featuring a convex cutting edge and wedge-shaped cheeks with crescentic blade. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEssex gallery, early 2000s.
LiteratureSee MacGregor, Arthur ed., Antiquities From Europe and the Near East in the Collection of The Lord McAlpine of West Green, Oxford, 1987, no.11.11, for similar form.
FootnotesThe fragment belongs to a typical example of developed flat axe with expanded curved cutting edges and sides raised into slight flanges. Some specimens like this are representative of the early bronze age in Britain and Europe.
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Bronze Age Socketted Axehead Fragment
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Featuring a convex cutting edge and wedge-shaped cheeks with crescentic blade. 93 grams, 53 mm
Essex gallery, early 2000s.
The fragment belongs to a typical example of developed flat axe with expanded curved cutting edges and sides raised into slight flanges. Some specimens like this are representative of the early bronze age in Britain and Europe. -
European Bronze Age Finger Ring with Attached Gold Earring
Circa 10th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £140
Coiled bronze square-section rod with small bronze securing collar, linked gold hoop earring with one returned end. 5.71 grams, 43 mm
Ex German art market 1980s. J.L. collection, Surrey, UK, 1990s. -
Bronze Age Flat Axe
Circa 2200-1900 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Of roughly trapezoidal form with rounded cutting edge; likely Type Migdale of Metalworking Assemblage III. 185 grams, 90 mm
Found by Mr David Head at Welsh St Donats, Vale of Glamorgan, UK, in 2012. Accompanied by a copy of a museum report with reference no.NMWPA 2012.186.1.
