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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 Tanged Sickle Blade
Koban Culture, 12th-8th century B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Of crescentic form with thickening to the outer edge, void to neck, attachment spike. 135 grams, 18.5 cm
Private European collection, 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Bronze Age Ceremonial Penannular Arm-Ring Pair
Central Europe, 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Comprising two heavy round-section bars of penannular form. 246 grams total, 9.9-10.1 cm
Acquired in Europe before 1992. Ex Swiss collection. -
European Bronze Age Ring with Double Scroll Design
Circa 1200 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Wide hoop and a large bezel formed of four tightly wound spirals with applied pellets. 4.87 grams, 25.61mm overall, 22.03 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)
Acquired on the UK and EU art market before 2000. From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
The spiral motif was one of the most enduring and ancient motifs of jewellery. It was very popular with the people of the Bronze Age Mediterranean, but especially in Central Europe. It was seen as a symbol of life and death, day and night, rebirth and eternity. Obviously, the double spiral, like in our case, was also used as a decorative motif.
