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LOT 1555
Knapped Musket Gun Flint Group
CIRCA 18TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 - 1 3/8 in. (33.1 grams total, 29-36 mm).
Comprising three gun flints, one tongue-shaped and the other two rectangular. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of the late Mr M., a collector from Waterlooville, Hampshire, UK; late 1980s-early 1990s.
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LOT 1555
Knapped Musket Gun Flint Group
Estimate £10 - 20€12 - 23 (for guidance only)$14 - 27 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Knapped Musket Gun Flint Group
Circa 18th century A.D.Estimate: £10 - 20 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising three gun flints, one tongue-shaped and the other two rectangular. 33.1 grams total, 29-36 mm
From the private collection of the late Mr M., a collector from Waterlooville, Hampshire, UK; late 1980s-early 1990s. -
Celtic Iron Close-Socketted Long Axehead
Late Hallstatt-Early La Tene Period, circa 450 B.C.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Slender axe with rectangular-section socket. 160 grams, 10.2 cm
Ex M. Spiegelberg collection, since 1989-1992; thence by descent. Accompanied by a copy of a previous yellow cataloguing slip. -
Bactrian Bronze Claw Axehead
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
Egg-shaped with spiked prongs to the socket, narrow, rounded cutting edge. 165 grams, 11.9 cm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
The 'claw mace' was an enigmatic ancient bronze weapon from the Bronze Age Near East. The hollow bulbous head was trailed by tines of varying lengths. It is believed that it was affixed over a wooden shaft and used like a club in combat, and not necessarily used as a ceremonial weapon. The knife-edge bulb end could have broken bones and proven to be a formidable striking weapon requiring no skill to wield. The tines would have not only been decorative, but would have served to add strength below the striking end to prevent breakage. In battle, maces were often used by commanders to display rank when giving orders in battle and leading soldiers, inspiring leadership and power. Egg-shaped with spiked sleeves or prongs, the top of the weapon has a narrow edge, and the sleeves have small internal tangs for mounting.
