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LOT 1537
Bronze Age Socketted Gouge
EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/8 in. (56 grams, 79 mm).
Of cylindrical form with tubular socket, with U-section balde to one face. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Hertfordshire, UK.
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Bronze Age Gold Earrings with Bosses
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Bronze Age Double Looped and Socketted Axehead
Circa 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
With a slightly curved cutting edge, chevron decoration to the shaft; thickened collar below the socket with two lateral loops joining the collar. 158 grams, 84 mm
Numisart collection, Munich, Germany, 1990s. Acquired in the 2000s. From the private collection of John Lawton, Surrey, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a previous catalogue information page.