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LOT 1621
European Bronze Age Spectacle Pendant
EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 7/8 in. (12.8 grams, 73 mm).
Formed as a loop with one broader half, integral suspension bar with ribbed collar. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of a late Japanese collector, 1970s-2000s.
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Bronze Age Spectacle Pendant
16th-10th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Formed as two coils of round-section rod with a loop between. 30.7 grams, 79 mm
Formerly in a Munich, Germany collection, formed in the 1970s. From a private UK collection. From the Horton collection, UK. -
Bronze Age Socketted Spearhead
11th-10th century B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
With rounded (unsharpened) edge, broad rounded point with a prominent stepped midrib and a wide socket with a fastening hole; high-tin bronze. 148 grams, 17.5 cm
Acquired in Germany in 2000. Acquired by the present owner from the above. -
Large Bronze Age Decorated Grey Ware Burial Urn
Europe, 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Of rounded biconvex profile with low rim to the mouth, incised hatched band to the shoulder. 1.76 kg, 27 cm wide
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.