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LOT 1686
Bronze Age Socketted Spearhead
11TH-10TH CENTURY B.C.
6 7/8 in. (148 grams, 17.5 cm).
With a rounded (unsharpened) edge, broad, rounded point with a prominent stepped midrib and a wide socket with a fastening hole; high-tin bronze.
ProvenanceAcquired in Germany in 2000.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.
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Large Bronze Age Socketted Axehead
Koban Culture, 12th-8th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £702
Substantial hexagonal-section neck developing to a thick blade with rounded edge and scooped underside; ellipsoid-section socket with three lateral ribs to each face, carinated knop to rear. 732 grams, 20.8 cm
Private European collection, 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. -
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. -
Bronze Age Currency Axehead
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £176
With hexagonal-section shank and long chamfered blade, squared cutting edge; casting seams to long edges; solid shank in place of socket. 640 grams, 13 cm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
