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LOT 2003
Bronze Age Tanged Copper Flat Axehead
CENTRAL EUROPE, 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
8 7/8 in. (305 grams, 22.4 cm).
Comprising a rectangular-section tang, flared shoulders, waisted rectangular blade with curved cutting edge.
ProvenanceFrom an old English collection formed since 1960.
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Large Bronze Age Bracelet
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
A round-section penannular bar with an inked collector's number '2759' to one side. 17 grams, 82 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Bronze Age Socketted Axehead
Koban Culture, 12th-8th century B.C.Estimate: £350 - 450 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £175
Comprising a slender hexagonal-section neck developing to a broad blade with a rounded edge; an ellipsoid-section socket with three lateral ribs to each face, an ellipsoid knop to the rear. 208 grams, 15.2 cm
Private European collection, 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Bronze Age Decorated Coiled Bracelet
Central Europe, 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Round-section coiled bar with tapering finials decorated with incised hatching. 159 grams, 82 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
