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LOT 1159
Bronze Age Socketted Axehead
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 3/4 in. (239 grams, 96 mm).
A bronze socketted axehead with wedge-shaped chamfered cheeks, near-vertical cutting edge, raised rib to upper and lower face.
ProvenanceAcquired before 2000.
From the collection of a European gentleman living in the UK.
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A copper-alloy dirk, pointed oval in cross section and shape with a slightly raised central rib. 30.6 grams, 77 mm
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Bronze Age Ritual Vessel with Cup
4th-3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £450 - 650 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
A group of two ceramic vessels comprising: one large ritual vessel with ledge handles to the equator, pointillé ornament on the shoulder, substantial handle with thumb-pad above; a second, smaller vessel with squat body, broad neck and strap handle. 2.65 kg total, 8.7-26 cm high
Fine condition.
Acquired before 1988. From an important deceased family collection by descent.
