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LOT 2058
Miniature Bronze Age Palstave Axehead
CIRCA 1800-1200 B.C.
2 in. (29.3 grams, 52 mm).
Almost no flanges with a short 'squared' butt, a splayed triangular-section blade with a convex cutting edge. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Evans, J., The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1881, item 77, for type.
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LOT 2058
Miniature Bronze Age Palstave Axehead
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Miniature Bronze Age Palstave Axehead
Circa 1800-1200 B.C.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Almost no flanges with a short 'squared' butt, a splayed triangular-section blade with a convex cutting edge. 29.3 grams, 52 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman. -
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Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
A low-flanged palstave with a short 'squared' butt, a triangular blade with a convex cutting edge, deep lateral flanges, a stop and a median rib; loop to the side. 344 grams, 15.1 cm
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1960s. From the private collection of Mr J.P.H., a Woolwich, UK, collector, his collection formed since the 1960s.
