Lot no. 491
COLLECTION OF BRONZE AGE ARTEFACTS - BRACELET, TORC AND AXE HEAD Ca. 1200 - 800 BC. A collection of three bronze artefacts. The first is a torc with a tubular-sectioned shank tapering to terminals wrapped in a flat-section wire forming a spiral. Second is a bracelet with a tubular-sectioned body widened at the edges with engraved flat finials. Third is a hollow-crafted axe head. For similar see: Bietti Sestieri A. M. B., Macnamara E., Prehistoric Metal Artefacts from Italy (3500-720 BC) in the British Museum, British Museum Research Publication, 2007, Cat. 494-495 (axe); 638-639 (necklace); 670-676 (bracelet).  Size: 95-140mm x 50-125mm; Weight: 725g. Provenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1980s on the UK / International art markets.
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