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LOT 1671
Bronze Age Socketted Axehead
KOBAN CULTURE, 12TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.
6 in. (208 grams, 15.2 cm).
Comprising a sender hexagonal-section neck developing to a broad blade with rounded edge; ellipsoid-section socket with three lateral ribs to each face, ellipsoid knop to rear.
ProvenancePrivate European collection, 1990s.
Private collection, London, UK.
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LOT 1671
Bronze Age Socketted Axehead
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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Bronze Age Socketted Axehead
Koban Culture, 12th-8th century B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
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. 350 grams, 14 cm
Private European collection, 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Heavy Bronze Age Ceremonial Penannular Arm-Ring
Central Europe, 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
With penannular round-section body slightly tapering towards the finials. 167 grams, 10.3 cm
Acquired in Europe before 1992. Ex Swiss collection. -
Bronze Age Ring with Scrolled Terminals
Early 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
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.
