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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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Opening Bid: £200
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Bronze Age Flanged Flat Axe
Central Europe, 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
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Bronze Age Grey Ware Jug
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Biconvex in profile with flared mouth and ribbed loop handle. 200 grams, 95 mm high
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
