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LOT 1786
Bronze Age Socketted Chisel
CENTRAL EUROPE, 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 5/8 in. (30 grams, 67 mm).
With a straight blade and long tubular socket; carination to the collar.
ProvenanceEx German collection, 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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Bronze Age Bull's Head Necklace
10th-8th century B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Restrung necklace of tubular beads, some corrugated and others with two loops to the underside, each loop with a flared dangle; interstitial biconvex barrel-shaped beads and sturdy zoomorphic type with ropework detailing to the tube and bull-head below with openwork muzzle; pierced domed disc at each end. 250 grams, 35.5 cm
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Bronze Age Sickle Blade
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Of crescentic form with parallel raised ribs to the outer edges at the base, lateral spur to neck. 109 grams, 16 cm
Acquired on the Austrian art market, 2000. Ex Mr N.C. collection. European private collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Bronze Age Socketted Spearhead
11th-10th century B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
With rounded (unsharpened) edge, broad rounded point with a prominent stepped midrib and a wide socket with a fastening hole; high-tin bronze. 148 grams, 17.5 cm
Acquired in Germany in 2000. Acquired by the present owner from the above. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
