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LOT 1582
Bronze Age Socketted Spearhead
11TH-10TH CENTURY B.C.
6 7/8 in. (82 grams. 17.5 cm).
With a prominent midrib extending to long flaring socket; a single hole to accept attachment peg.
ProvenanceAcquired on the German art market, 2000.
Private collection, Europe.
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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European Bronze Age Red Ware Jar
700-500 B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £225
Squat ceramic jar with reserved collar to the shoulder, hatched upper body with reserved red-pigmented triangles; label to inner 'Göllschau b/Haynau'; accompanied by old collector's catalogue note: 'Fundort: Göllschau b/Haynau Reg.per Liegnitz/Schlerien' and 'Rotbemaltes Ziergefäss / Hallstattzeit 700-500 obbr / Ausgang der [...]kultur'. 93 grams, 69 mm
Formerly in the collection of Dr.Siegfried Zimmer, Germany, found in Göllschau, near Haynau, Silesia. Private collection, acquired by M.A. in 2004. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
'The Kelvedon' Bronze Age Gold Strip Bracelet
Middle Bronze Age, 2100-1150 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
Flat in section with slightly dished outer face, some scarring and one clubbed end; repaired. 16.81 grams, 53 mm
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Kelvedon, near Braintree, Essex, in 2017, declared as treasure under the Treasure Act with reference no.2017 T181, and subsequently disclaimed. Accompanied by a copy of the curator's report for Treasure dated 31 August 2017, where the item is identified as probable Bronze Age. Accompanied by a copy of the DCMS Treasure receipt. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum’s Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.ESS-A74FF3. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12728-234223. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The undecorated surface and the slight burring to the rims are consistent with this being a Bronze Age strip bracelet. A larger but less robust example of the type is in the National Museum of Wales's collection under reference 76.7H/4 from Capel Isaf House, Manordeilo. -
British Bronze Age 'Welby Type' Looped and Socketted Axehead
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £176
With convex cutting edge tapering from square body and slightly rounded socket; the socket with one indented band of ornament and a series of indented line ornaments to each side; single lateral loop for attachment to the shaft. 258 grams, 98 mm
From the private collection of John Fox, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, UK, antiquarian and archaeologist; his collection assembled in the 1950s-1970s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
