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LOT 1280
Large Bronze Age Chariot Terret Ring
10TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
8 1/4 in. (354 grams, 21 cm).
A heavy duty oval-shaped ring the ends tapering either side into fixing spikes. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx old English collection.
London art market, 1980s.
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European Bronze Age Leaf-Shaped Spearhead
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
With leaf-shaped oval blade, thick short midrib, short shaft with fastening holes and circumferential ring for the opening. 242 grams, 23.5 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
This type of lanceolate spearhead is very common across the Balkans and the Carpathian basin. It originates from Hungary or possibly the Czech Republic. -
Bronze Age Socketted Axehead
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Wedge-shaped cheeks with faceted upper and lower faces, roughly round-section socket with gently facetted collar and inverted rim; slightly convex cutting edge. 151 grams, 99 mm
Acquired on the EU art market around 2000. From the collection of a North American gentleman. -
Bronze Age Shield Type Palstave Axehead
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Rectangular recesses to both faces of the head, tapering towards the butt, roughly wedge-shaped cheeks with gently scooped upper and lower edges, chamfered convex cutting edge, distinct ribbed shield-shaped recess at the junction of neck and head. 390 grams, 15.3 cm
Found Nottinghamshire, UK.
