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LOT 1781
Medieval Iron Artefact Group
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 - 19 3/4 in. (3.5 kg total, 7-50 cm).
Mainly comprising cleavers, sickles and knives. [16, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
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Medieval Engraved Bronze Knife Handle with Veiled Figures
15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Featuring a tapering hexagonal-section body, radiating lines to the top face, hatched panels alternating with figural panels to the facetted body; remains of iron tang to interior. 5.19 grams, 32 mm
Found Suffolk, UK. -
Medieval Iron Artefact Group
14th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising socketted spearheads and arrowheads of various types. 1.45 kg total, 17.5-41 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. -
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Medieval Iron Axehead
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Composed of a sub-triangular-section socket, stamped to one cheek. 349 grams, 13.6 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
This type of axehead, with similar specimens found in the territories of the Teutonic Order, was by far the most popular form of axe which remains unchangeable and continues to be used in the Baltic to this day. It appears in East European territories as early as the mid 13th century A.D.
