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LOT 1625
Large Bronze Age Decorated Grey Ware Bowl
EUROPE, 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
7 1/2 in. (711 grams, 19 cm wide).
Squat in profile with broad base and thick inturned rim. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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Bronze Age Belt and Strap Mount Group
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising thirteen domed mounts with a bar to the reverse. 63 grams total, 12-21 mm
Ex Surrey, UK, collection, 1980s. -
Bronze Age Bell Pendant Set
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Comprising three conical-shaped pendants with ribbed loops. 24.3 grams total, 36-38 mm
Ex Surrey, UK, collection, 1980s. -
Middle Bronze Age Palstave Axehead
Circa 1250-1100 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
The blade of the palstave sub-triangular in plan, with convex expanding sides, and a convex cutting edge; the cutting edge slightly asymmetrical and blunt; the blade is sub-triangular in profile with the widest section being before the stop ridge; both faces presenting a triangle below the stop ridge and at the upper portion of the blade that points towards the blade; U-shaped septum and straight-sided open flanges for hafting; the butt end thins and is complete with a straight, blunt side; a single side loop on one side of the palstave; a casting seam present along both sides of the object. 319 grams, 12.7 cm
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Audlem, Cheshire East, UK, in 2022. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) reference no.LVPL-4DD308.
The palstave fits within the Wilburton and Penard assemblages of the later Middle and earlier Late Bronze Age; this corresponds with Needham (1996) Period 5-6 fitting with Metalworking Assemblage X.