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LOT 2014
Large Bronze Age Tanged Sickle Blade
KOBAN CULTURE, 12TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.
7 1/4 in. (135 grams, 18.5 cm).
Of crescentic form with thickening to the outer edge, void to neck, attachment spike.
ProvenancePrivate European collection, 1990s.
Private collection, London, UK.
Cf. The British Museum, museum number WG.283, for similar
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LOT 2014
Large Bronze Age Tanged Sickle Blade
Estimate £350 - 450€410 - 520 (for guidance only)$470 - 610 (for guidance only)
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Bronze Age Ring and Bracelet Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising: round-section spiral type; flat-section overlapped type. 20.86 grams total, 23.50-43.82 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Bronze Age Socketted Axehead
Koban Culture, 12th-8th century B.C.Estimate: £350 - 450 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £175
Comprising a hexagonal-section neck developing to a thick blade with a rounded edge and scooped underside; ellipsoid-section socket with three lateral ribs to each face, hammer-face to rear. 350 grams, 14 cm
Private European collection, 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Large Bronze Age Tanged Sickle Blade
Koban Culture, 12th-8th century B.C.Estimate: £350 - 450 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £175
Of crescentic form with thickening to the outer edge, spur and void to neck, attachment spike. 110 grams, 15.7 cm
Private European collection, 1990s. Private collection, London, UK.
