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LOT 1679
Bronze Age Socketted Axehead
KOBAN CULTURE, 12TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.
5 1/2 in. (350 grams, 14 cm).
Comprising a hexagonal-section neck developing to a thick blade with a rounded edge and scooped underside; ellipsoid-section socket with three lateral ribs to each face, hammer-face to rear.
ProvenancePrivate European collection, 1990s.
Private collection, London, UK.
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LOT 1679
Bronze Age Socketted Axehead
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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Large Bronze Age Socketted Axehead
Koban Culture, 12th-8th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £702
Substantial hexagonal-section neck developing to a broad blade with rounded edge and scooped underside; ellipsoid-section socket with three lateral ribs to each face, flared edge to rear. 458 grams, 18.5 cm
Private European collection, 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Very Large Decorated Bronze Age Fibula
Circa 8th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Comprising of leech-shaped bow, body decorated with transverse bands of diagonal hatched lines and three lines to slightly raised ends, flat rectangular catch-plate; tapering round-section pin. 211 grams, 12 cm
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. -
Bronze Age Ceremonial Penannular Arm-Ring Pair
Central Europe, 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Comprising two heavy penannular arm-rings with round-section bodies. 242 grams total, 10.8-11.1 cm
Acquired in Europe before 1992. Ex Swiss collection.