Loading, please wait...
Details
LOT 0283
'The Stainmore' Bronze Age Flat Axe with Exceptional Crystalline Patina
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 1/8 in. (424 grams, 15.5 cm).
Composed of a fan-shaped head with bevelled face and convex cutting edge, flanges creating two elliptical side faces.
Provenance
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Stainmore, Cumbria, UK, in 2012.
Ex private U.K. collection.
VETTING:
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
LOT 0283
'The Stainmore' Bronze Age Flat Axe with Exceptional Crystalline Patina
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,380
RELATED LOTS
-
Large Bronze Age Chariot Terret Ring
10th-6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
A heavy duty oval-shaped ring the ends tapering either side into fixing spikes. 354 grams, 21 cm
Ex old English collection. London art market, 1980s. -
Bronze Age Central European Axehead
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £94
Featuring an elliptical socket and wedge-shaped cheeks. 954 grams, 17.5 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. -
Bronze Age Socketted Axehead
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Wedge-shaped cheeks with faceted upper and lower faces, roughly round-section socket with gently facetted collar and inverted rim; slightly convex cutting edge. 151 grams, 99 mm
Acquired on the EU art market around 2000. From the collection of a North American gentleman.
