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LOT 0335
Bronze Age Socketted Spearhead
11TH-10TH CENTURY B.C.
5 3/4 in. (88 grams, 14.5 cm).
Broad leaf-shaped blade with a gusseted midrib, lateral holes for attachment.
ProvenanceAcquired in Germany in 2000.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.
Cf. MacGregor, A., Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection of the Lord McAlpine of West Green, Ashmolean Museum, 1987, no.11.45; pl.10, p.18.
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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. -
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Bronze Age Socketted Spearhead
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
With flared socket developing to a midrib with lateral step, leaf-shaped blade with stepped profile; opposed lateral holes to accept attachment pegs. 112 grams, 14.5 cm
Ex Surrey, UK, collection, 1980s. -
Bronze Age Coiled Bronze Bracelet
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Formed as a coiled rod with tapering ends. 83 grams, 73 mm
From a collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
