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LOT 1637
Late Bronze Age Decorated Grey Ware Vessel
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 7/8 in. (775 grams, 17.5 cm wide).
Squat biconical body with rounded underside, everted rim to the mouth, incised circumferential bands to the shoulder. [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 Socketted Spearhead
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Opening Bid: £150
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Acquired on the German art market, 2000. Private collection, Europe. -
Bronze Age Copper Flat Axehead
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Trapezoidal in plan with flared edge and square butt. 125 grams, 98 mm
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A cast looped and socketted axehead with straight edge, collar to mouth and lateral loop, raised V-shaped rib to each face. 364 grams, 12.1 cm
Ex German collection, 1990s.