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LOT 2035
Tudor Bronze Hawking Whistle
16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (32.8 grams, 64 mm).
Formed as a hawk's head with detailing to the beak, eye, and plumage; round-section whistle with sub-triangular air hole. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Gloucestershire, UK.
LiteratureCf. Leahy, K. and Lewis, M., The British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme Finds Identified: An illustrated guide to metal detecting and archaeological finds, Essex, 2018, p.350, item LVPL-8E9B4F, for a similar object date 1550-1650 (NB. the same object has not been updated on the PAS database, so is still dated 1700-1900).
FootnotesCf. The Portable Antiquities Scheme Database, id. NMS-2201BE for similar.
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Tudor Bronze Hawking Whistle
16th-17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Formed as a hawk's head with detailing to the beak, eye, and plumage; round-section whistle with sub-triangular air hole. 32.8 grams, 64 mm
Found Gloucestershire, UK.
Cf. The Portable Antiquities Scheme Database, id. NMS-2201BE for similar. -
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Comprising a triangular splayed blade with chiselled edge, columnar shank and broad striking face above. 347 grams, 17 cm
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Silver Ring with Epigraphic Bezel
17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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From an English collection formed before 2000. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
