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LOT 1621
Large Bronze Age Brooch Spiral Pair
CENTRAL EUROPE, EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 1/8 - 6 1/4 in. (467 grams total, 13-16 cm).
Coiled bronze rod spirals from a spectacle brooch. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a private Barnsley, UK, family collection.
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Large Bronze Age Chisel-Awl
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Square in section tapering to a thick point at one end and a narrow blade at the other. 136 grams, 26.7 cm
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Bronze Age Palstave Axehead
Britain, 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Lentoid-section body, crescentic blade and square butt, lateral flanges on both faces. 274 grams, 12 cm
Found UK. Ex British private collection, UK. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.BA24; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
Bronze Age Openwork Strap Boss
Early 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
With six circular voids to the flange rim, looped slider to reverse. 10.18 grams, 32 mm
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
