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LOT 1746
Large Bronze Age Awl or Drilling Tool
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 1/8 in. (21.4 grams, 13 cm).
Rectangular-section tapering bar with one end modified to form a slender spike. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Bronze Age Flanged Flat Axehead
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With shallow flanges on both faces and a curved cutting edge. 177 grams, 13.7 cm
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Bronze Age Smith's 'Pancake Ingot' Fragment Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
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Bronze Age Ring with Scrolled Terminals
Early 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising a flat-section penannular hoop with scrolled finials. 1.57 grams, 19.40 mm overall, 17.92 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2, USA 4 1/2, Europe 8.07, Japan 7)
Acquired on the UK and EU art market before 2000. From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Such rings, made of a twisted bar with smooth or spiral-shaped ends, are quite rare and are typically found in men’s graves. They may have been a sign of chieftainship. However, the small dimensions of the ring may suggest that the ring once belonged to an aristocratic child.
