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LOT 1688
Bronze Age Socketted Spearhead
11TH-10TH CENTURY B.C.
6 3/4 in. (109 grams, 16 cm).
With flared socket developing to a midrib with scooped lateral ribbing in a leaf-shaped blade; opposed lateral holes to accept attachment pegs.
ProvenanceAcquired 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.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Ehrenberg, M., Bronze Spearheads from Berks, Bucks and Oxon, BAR 34, Oxford, 1977, item 37, for type.
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LOT 1688
Bronze Age Socketted Spearhead
Estimate £350 - 450€410 - 520 (for guidance only)$470 - 610 (for guidance only)
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Bronze Age Artefact Group
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Including: spearhead fragment, looped and socketted axe fragment, miniature adze and other items. 65 grams total, 27-58 mm
Found East Anglia, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Large Bronze Age Posamenteriefibel Brooch
Central Europe, 11th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,640
Lacework type with large spiral disc extending to a shank and finial spring returning to form the pin; three pairs of applied wire-coil lateral decorations attached with thick rectangular bands. 600 grams total, 28 cm high including stand
From the collection of Dr Guenther Wiedner, Bayern, Germany, 1980s to 2015. Ex Gorny and Mosch, Munich, 22 July 2020, no.346. From a private collection, Suffolk, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12889-240250. 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. -
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Bronze Age Socketted Chisel
Central Europe, 2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
With a straight blade and long tubular socket; carination to the collar. 30 grams, 67 mm
Ex German collection, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
