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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 Boss Mount Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Mixed group of discoid mounts in various sizes, each with mounting stud to reverse. 50 grams total, 27-40 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
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. -
Bronze Age Currency Axehead
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £176
With hexagonal-section shank and long chamfered blade, squared cutting edge; casting seams to long edges; solid shank in place of socket. 640 grams, 13 cm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
