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LOT 0329
Extremely Large Bronze Age Pin with Knop Finial
CENTRAL EUROPE, CIRCA 8TH CENTURY B.C.
33 in. (205 grams, 83 cm).
Round-section shank with bulb to the upper end with incised chevrons and ribbing, narrow neck, biconvex knop finial with median hatched band.
ProvenanceAcquired on the Austrian art market, 2000.
European private collection.
Cf. Woodward, A. & Hunter, J., Ritual in early Bronze Age Grave Goods, Oxford, 2015, item 1158, for type.
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LOT 0329
Extremely Large Bronze Age Pin with Knop Finial
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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