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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 Ceremonial Penannular Arm-Ring Pair
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Opening Bid: £75
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Acquired in Europe before 1992. Ex Swiss collection. -
Bronze Age Ceremonial Dagger with Chain Attachment
Eastern Europe, 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £700 - 900 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £350
Comprising: a long triangular blade with scooped shoulders, lentoid in section and with rounded tip; integral waisted hilt formed as three conjoined lobes and loop between the upper arms; short length of bronze chain formed from D-section forged and butted links. 526 grams, 51 cm including chain
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. -
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.
