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BRONZE AGE ‘THE MANSTON HOARD’ PALSTAVE AXEHEAD
BRONZE AGE CEREMONIAL SPEARHEAD
Middle Bronze Age, 1400-1150 BC
1st millennium BC
A substantial bronze palstave axehead from the Manston hoard pit deposit, being one of the best examples in the hoard; triangular flanges rise from the butt to the stop bar; a hollow to both faces below the septum; narrow body expanding to a wide triangular blade with slight flare at the tips. 527 grams, 18cm (7"). Fine condition. £300 - 400 EUR 330 - 440 USD 390 - 520
A bronze spearhead with tapering socket, slender two-edged leafshaped blade, two holes above the shoulder for attachment of a banner or decorative cords. 106 grams, 12cm (4¾"). Fine condition. £300 - 400 EUR 330 - 440 USD 390 - 520
Provenance Found near Manston, Kent, UK, 2016; accompanied by copies of the British Museum PAS report number KENT-495597, and Treasure Act documentation under Treasure Reference 2016 T618. Literature See Evans, J., The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1881, pp.76-84 and figs.56-68, for similar types. Published See Portable Antiquities Scheme, reference PAS KENT-495597, for this find. Footnotes A rare opportunity to acquire a scarce type of British Bronze Age axe from a recorded treasure hoard.
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Provenance From a private Buckinghamshire, UK, collection; acquired in the 1990s.
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BRONZE AGE COMB-TOOTH DECORATED BOWL Mid 3rd-2nd millennium BC A carinated bowl with everted rim and shallow circular foot; the upper body with comb tooth decoration around the circumference. 678 grams, 20cm wide (8"). Very fine condition. £200 - 300 EUR 220 - 330 USD 260 - 390 Provenance From the private collection of Antony John Scammell (1937-2019); acquired on the UK art market from 1960-2000.
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