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LOT 1676
Large Bronze Age Sickle Blade
CENTRAL EUROPE, 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7 3/4 in. (158 grams, 19.6 cm).
Crescentic in plan with parallel raised ribs to the outer edges at the base, lateral spur to neck. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German collection, 1990s.
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Bronze Age Decorated Bar Neck Torc
Central Europe, 2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Round in section tapering to each end with hook finials, band of notching to the inner face. 185 grams, 20 cm
Ex German collection, 1990s. -
Bronze Age Copper Flat Axehead
Mid 3rd-mid 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
With chamfered convex cutting edge, square butt. 285 grams, 10.5 cm
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
Bronze Age Looped and Socketted Axehead
Eastern Europe, 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
With round-section barrel and two parallel ribs, flared cutting edge, small loop below; edge chipped. 139 grams, 95 mm
Ex British private collection, Buckinghamshire, UK. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.BA25; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
