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LOT 1824
Bronze Age Socketted Chisel
CENTRAL EUROPE, 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 3/4 in. (124 grams, 11.9 cm).
With tapering rectangular faces, flat working edge, raised collar to mouth; casting seams to the sides.
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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LOT 1824
Bronze Age Socketted Chisel
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Central Europe, circa 8th century B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Round-section shank with bulb to the upper end with incised chevrons and ribbing, narrow neck, biconvex knop finial with median hatched band. 205 grams, 83 cm
Acquired on the Austrian art market, 2000. 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 Ceremonial Penannular Arm-Ring Pair
Central Europe, 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Comprising two penannular arm-rings with round-section bodies gently tapering towards the finials. 146 grams total, 10.5-10.9 cm
Acquired in Europe before 1992. Ex Swiss collection. 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 Ribbed Socketted Axehead
10th-9th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
With rectangular-section mouth, integral collar developing to five vertical ribs on each broad face, two lateral loops; vent to each broad face, remains at casting sprue at collar. 172 grams, 72 mm
Private collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, 1990s, thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
The form with two lateral loops is unusual.
