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LOT 0282
Large Bronze Age Decorated Looped and Socketted Axehead
CENTRAL EUROPE, 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 3/8 in. (442 grams, 13.8 cm).
With an elliptical-section barrel and two parallel ribs beneath the flared mouth, flared cutting edge, small lateral loop below rim; casting seams to the sides. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx David Miller, Hemel Hempstead, London, UK.
From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s.
Cf. MacGregor, A., Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the collection of the Lord MacAlpine of West Green, Ashmolean Museum, 1987, no.11.19.
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LOT 0282
Large Bronze Age Decorated Looped and Socketted Axehead
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
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Early 1990s London collection. Acquired on the UK art market. From a private collection, Lancashire, UK. -
Large Bronze Age Decorated Looped and Socketted Axehead
Central Europe, 2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
With an elliptical-section barrel and two parallel ribs beneath the flared mouth, flared cutting edge, small lateral loop below rim; casting seams to the sides. 442 grams, 13.8 cm
Ex David Miller, Hemel Hempstead, London, UK. From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s. -
Bronze Age Sickle Blade
Central Europe, 2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Of crescentic form with parallel raised ribs to the outer edge and a vertical spur to the neck. 43 grams, 13 cm
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