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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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Bronze Age Scythe
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Ex Norri collection, Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire, UK, 1980s-1990s. -
Bronze Age Decorated Bracelet
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £176
Penannular type with thick median rib of scooped profile, transverse hatching to each end; ceremonially damaged at time of deposition. 140 grams, 73 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Heavy Bronze Age Ceremonial Penannular Arm-Ring
Central Europe, 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
With penannular round-section body slightly tapering towards the finials. 167 grams, 10.3 cm
Acquired in Europe before 1992. Ex Swiss collection.