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LOT 1597
Bronze Age Terracotta Urn
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 1/2 in. (307 grams, 11.6 cm).
Squat jar with broad shoulder, rolled rim. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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Bronze Age Double Spectacle Brooch
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Formed as two large tightly-wound coils; repaired. 129 grams, 14.1 cm
Ex Surrey, UK, collection, 1980s. -
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Bronze Age Socketted Axehead
10th-9th century B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
With rectangular-section mouth, integral collar developing to five vertical ribs on each broad face, two lateral loops; vent to each broad face, remains at casting sprue at collar. 172 grams, 72 mm
Private collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, 1990s, thence by descent.
The form with two lateral loops is unusual. -
Bronze Age Bronze Diadem and Bracelet Set
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising a curved plaque with tapering ends and four horizontal bands of repoussé bosses, pierced at the corners for attachment of ties or a fabric mount; two similarly fashioned penannular bracelets with attachment holes for laces or thongs. 58 grams total, 5.9-15.1 cm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman.
