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LOT 0339
Bronze Age South-Eastern Type Looped and Socketted Axehead
CIRCA 10TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.
3 3/4 in. (308 grams, 94 mm).
Broad hexagonal socket with thick rim to the mouth, basal loop, curved edge with lateral spurs. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound near Alton, Farnham, Surrey, UK.
Acquired since the 1970s.
From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Evans, J., The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1881, item 116; Moore, C.N. & Rowlands, M., Bronze Age Metalwork in Salisbury Museum, Salisbury, 1972, item 44; Schmidt, P.K. & Burgess, C.B., The Axes of Scotland and Northern England, Prähistorische Bronzefunde, Ab.IX, vol.7, Munich, 1981, 1267-94.
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LOT 0339
Bronze Age South-Eastern Type Looped and Socketted Axehead
Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
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Bronze Age Knife with Ribbed Handle
Circa 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,690
With a long single-edged blade, the handle with raised ribs decorated with incised hatching, looped terminal. 94.2 grams, 21.7 cm
Acquired in the 2000s. From the private collection of John Lawton, Surrey, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a previous catalogue information page. -
Bronze Age Palstave Axehead
Circa 1500 B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
With a flared blade and a long flat-section shank. 173 grams, 12.4 cm
Numisart collection, Munich, Germany, 1990. Acquired in the 2000s. From the private collection of John Lawton, Surrey, UK. Accompanied by a previous illustrated catalogue page. -
Bronze Age Palstave Axehead
Middle Bronze Age, 1400-1150 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Unlooped with long triangular flanges, raised mid-rib with expanding cutting edge; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 535 grams total, 16 cm wide including stand
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
This is a Norman type palstave, widespread in south-eastern Britain and dated to the Taunton-Cemmaes period (MBAII). These are often associated with high nickel content.
