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2nd millennium BC. A gargantuan short-flanged 'winged' axe of Ulrome/Barmston/Lissett style, with spatulate blade; to each face, two convergent lateral wings forming a recess; the butt rounded with slot to the rear. Cf. Schmidt, P.K. & Burgess, C.B. The Axes of Scotland and Northern England, Prähistorische Bronzefunde, Ab.IX, vol.7 Munich, 1981 pls. 46-47 nos.586-615 especially 605. Hammond, Brett Finding the Bronze Age in Britain, The Searcher, October 2014 fig.6 p.52 (this axehead"). 764 grams, 19cm (7 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number AX38; previously in a Derbyshire collection; formerly with TimeLine Originals, Essex, UK; previously in the Hurst collection; found Snettisham, Norfolk, UK; accompanied by a copy of the TimeLine Originals Certificate of Authenticity. This is probably the largest and heaviest of this type recorded in the British Isles. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. Fine condition, blade chipped.
18th-16th century BC. A small bronze flat axe of flared profile with rounded butt. Cf. Evans, J. The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1881 item 1. 117 grams, 10.5cm (4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number AX15; previously in the Sir Richard Ground (1949-2014) Collection, Derbyshire, UK; accompanied by a copy of the vendor's auction listing and Sir Richard's personal biography. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
2nd millennium BC. A socketted bronze axehead with loop and flared lateral ribs, flared blade, collar to the mouth, lateral ribs to each face. See Schmidt, P.K. & Burgess, C.B. The Axes of Scotland and Northern England, Prähistorische Bronzefunde, Ab. IX, vol. 7 Munich, 1981 for discussion of types. 202g, 10.5cm (4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number AX71; previously the property of an East Anglian professional; acquired on the UK art market in the 1970s-1980s. Similar to Chris Rudd's AX 57 (Salisbury Type), but much heavier, more robust and made for axe-work. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. Fine condition.
48 BC. Greece. Obv: diademed, oak wreathed and jewelled head of Clementia right with numeral LII behind. Rev: CAE - SAR legend in fioelds with trophy of Gallic arms and axe surmounted with animal head to right. Craw. 452/2; Syd. 1009; BMC 3955; RSC 18; Sear 1400. 4.03 grams. . The number 52 to the obverse is Caesar's age when this coin was struck. Near extremely fine; small banker's mark to obverse field.
13th-7th century BC. A bronze axe head with tubular socket and slightly bent rectangular-section blade, an flat extension to the back of the socket with applied triangular decoration. 250 grams, 12.5cm (4 3/4"). Property of a North London lady; gifted from her father's collection; formerly with a Mayfair gallery, London, UK; previously acquired in the 1980s. Very fine condition.
2nd century AD. A bronze plate brooch formed as a labrys double-edged axe with enamelled(?) stem and enamelled roundel on each blade; hinged pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. Mackreth, D.F. Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain, Oxford, 2011 item 7875 for type. 10 grams, 35mm (1 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number AxB6; formerly in the Fabulous Fibulas collection, Southern UK; formed in the 1980s and 1990s. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
9th-11th century AD. A silver repoussé double axe or variation of the Mjolnir Thor's Hammer pendant, consisting of a triangular top with transverse 'blades' to the bottom and point to the middle; to the centre a rectangular plate with dot decoration across the body; metal strip to the top bent over to form a suspension loop with silver ring with ends wrapped around body. 4.16 grams, 53mm (2"). From the family collection of a London gentleman; formed in the late 1940s-1950s; thence by descent. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
22nd-19th century BC. A Migdale Type straight-sided flat axe with thin curved butt, facet to the blade with slightly convex cutting edge; decorated with 'rain pattern' (vertical strokes) to both faces. Cf. Evans, J. The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1881 item 19; Schmidt, P.K. & Burgess, C.B. The Axes of Scotland and Northern England, Prähistorische Bronzefunde, Ab.IX, vol.7 Munich, 1981 p.35. 438 grams, 15.5cm (6"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number AX3; previously in the Sir Richard Ground (1949-2014) Collection, Derbyshire, UK; acquired Valued History, 2006; formerly with Simon Camm; reportedly found Banffshire, Scotland in the 19th century; accompanied by Sir Richard's personal illustrated catalogue sheets which describe the piece fully, give details and circumstances of his acquisition, academic references and general notes. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. Fine condition; butt chipped.
Neolithic, 8th-5th millennium BC. A polished flint axe of 'cuttlefish' type with gently curved edge and narrow butt. Recorded by Helen Fowler for the Portable Antiquities Scheme as: CAM-BAD957; also published in an article in The Searcher magazine, March 2013 p.11; accompanied by a copy of the PAS report and the Searcher Magazine page. 201 grams, 13cm (5"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number SA12; found by David Savory in Thurlby, Lincolnshire, UK; December 2012. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. Fine condition.
9th-7th century BC. A bronze axe head with wide triangular-section blade, three raised ribs to the socket, a flattened knob to the rear of the socket. Cf. The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Inventory Number 1732-1. 431 grams, 16.5cm (6 1/2"). From a European collection; previously in a large American collection formed in Chicago, Illinois, USA, in 1995; previously in the Mansees collection; formed 1950s-early 1990s. Very fine condition.
2nd century BC-1st century AD. A bronze miniature axe with rilled band to one face. 3.62 grams, 25mm (1"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number CE53; formerly part of the Michael Nellist collection; previously with Bernard C. Pickard, Dorset, UK; found near Cranborne Chase, Dorset, UK; accompanied by a letter from Bernard Pickard to Michael Nellist confirming the provenance. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. [No Reserve] Extremely fine condition.
Neolithic, 6th-4th millennium BC. A ground and fully polished axe in a dark green mottled hardstone, sub-triangular in form with near straight cutting edge and rounded butt. Cf. Evans, J. The Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain, London, 1897 item 51. 288 grams, 11cm (4 1/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number SA16; ex TimeLine sale 12th February 2015 lot 80; formerly in the Sir Richard Ground (1949-2014) Collection, Derbyshire, UK; acquired privately, 2005; accompanied by a copy of the private vendor's auction listing and Sir Richard's personal illustrated catalogue sheets which describe the piece fully, give details and circumstances of his acquisition, academic references and general notes. Sir Richard Ground notes that the axe has the appearance of having been re-shaped from a larger oval original, and that the butt appears to have suffered damage from being used as a hammer. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. Fine condition.
18th-16th century BC. A bronze axe with square butt, flared blade with convex cutting edge; shallow hammered lateral flanges and stop-ridge. Cf. Evans, J. The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1881 item 8; Schmidt, P.K. & Burgess, C.B. The Axes of Scotland and Northern England, Prähistorische Bronzefunde, Ab.IX, vol.7 Munich, 1981 p.65-7. 199 grams, 12cm (4 3/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number AX5; previously in the Sir Richard Ground (1949-2014) Collection, Derbyshire, UK; acquired privately, 2005; accompanied by a copy of the vendor's auction listing and Sir Richard's personal illustrated catalogue sheets which describe the piece fully, give details and circumstances of his acquisition, academic references and general notes. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. Fine condition.
18th-16th century BC. A small bronze flat axe of flared profile with lateral flanges and a rounded butt. Cf. Evans, J. The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1881 item 1. 104 grams, 90mm (3 3/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number AX11; ex 'the-tin-king'; found near Bangor, Gwynedd, North Wales. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
23rd-17th century BC. An Early Bronze Age copper axe blade with flared end and convex edge, narrow edge to the butt. See Hammond Brett Finding the Bronze Age in Britain in The Searcher, October 2014 fig.3 p.52 (this axehead); also illustrated in Benet's Artefacts, 3rd edition, 2014 fig.301-0416 p.54 (this axehead"). 505 grams, 15cm (6"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number AX9; formerly in an English private collection; found Suffolk in the 1970s. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. Extremely fine condition.
2nd century AD. A bronze plate brooch formed as an axe with ribbed shaft, openwork scroll to the rear, incised cross to the blade; pin-lugs and catch to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, Oxford, 1989 item 1630. 13 grams, 49mm (2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number AxB3; formerly in the Fabulous Fibulas collection, Southern UK; formed in the 1980s and 1990s. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
2nd century AD. A bronze plate brooch formed as an axe with enamelled panel to the blade, pin-lugs and catch top the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, Oxford, 1989 item 1629. 2.02 grams, 26mm (1"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number AxB4; formerly in the Fabulous Fibulas collection, Southern UK; formed in the 1980s and 1990s. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Palaeolithic, 3000,000-300,000 years BP. A knapped flint bifacial hand axe with partial remains of the cortex. 674 grams, 17cm (6 3/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number SA2; found Dewlish, Dorset, UK, in 1929. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. Fine condition.
18th-16th century BC. A small bronze flat axe of flared profile with irregular edge and a flat butt. Cf. Evans, J. The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1881 item 1. 111 grams, 90mm (3 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number AX14; previously in the Sir Richard Ground (1949-2014) Collection, Derbyshire, UK; accompanied by a copy of the vendor's auction listing and Sir Richard's personal biography. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
12th-8th century BC. A South Eastern Type bronze looped and socketted axe head with flared blade. 198 grams, 95mm (3 3/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number AX53; acquired Torcworld, Norfolk, UK. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. Fine condition.
13th-9th century BC. A bronze palstave type axe with rounded butt developing to two lateral flanges on each face extending past the ledge stop to form the shield-shaped enclosure with a transverse rib extending to the blade facet; broad convex cutting edge. Cf. Evans, J. The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1881 items 60, 79; Schmidt, P.K. & Burgess, C.B. The Axes of Scotland and Northern England, Prähistorische Bronzefunde, Ab. IX, vol. 7 Munich, 1981 item 780. 345 grams, 14.5cm (5 3/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number AX27; previously in the Sir Richard Ground (1949-2014) Collection, Derbyshire, UK; acquired privately, 2006; accompanied by a copy of the vendor's auction listing and Sir Richard's personal illustrated catalogue sheets which describe the piece fully, give details and circumstances of his acquisition, academic references and general notes. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. Fine condition.
Neolithic, 6th-4th millennium BC. A large flaked axe, with brown and sea-worn patination. Recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme; and published in The Searcher, October 2014 p.64; accompanied by a copy of the magazine page. 500 grams, 17cm (6 3/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number SA9; found Happisburgh beach, Norfolk, UK. Happisburgh beach is where some of Britain’s earliest flint implements have been found, also Britain’s earliest recorded footprints. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
48-47 BC. Travelling military mint. Obv: laureate head of Pietas right, LII behind head (52 Caesar's age in 48 BC"). Rev: CAE-SAR legend to left and right of the base of a trophy of Gallic arms, axe surmounted by an animal's head in right field. Crawford 452/2; RSC 18; Sear 1400; Sydenham 1009. 4.28 grams. . Very fine.
9th-7th century BC. A bronze axe head with curved triangular-section blade, three raised ribs to the socket, a flattened knob to the rear of the socket. Cf. The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Inventory Number 1732-1. 487 grams, 14.5cm (5 3/4"). From a European collection; previously in a large American collection formed in Chicago, Illinois, USA, in 1995; previously in the Mansees collection; formed 1950s-early 1990s. Very fine condition.
8th-12th century AD. A silver axe-shaped pendant with incised line and triangles to the border; integral suspension loop to the top with silver wire ring with ends wrapped around. 0.70 grams, 25mm (1"). Property of an American collector; acquired 1980-2000. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
A Falster axe, c.2600 BC, found at East Zealand, Ex. Friedrich Moog Collection and 3 smaller flints, c.5000 BC, same collection, mounted and framed; a flint flake tool and pick, found at Longham Pit, Dorset; together with a hand axe and a chopper core from The Henbury Pit, Dorset, mounted and framed.
A flint hand-axe, c.2000 BC, found at Friston, Sussex, mounted and framed; a pointed flints hand-axe, Paleolithic period, found at Clacton-on-Sea, Ex. Sir Arthur Evans & H. Dewey Collection, mounted and framed; a Mesolithic core-flake flint found at Grean, Denmark; and a tranchet axe, found at Trevose Head, North Cornwall, Ex- Flinders, Petrie & Henry Dewey collections.
Bronze Age Narrow Palstave Axe, c. 1500-1300 BC. A middle Bronze age palstave axe, associated with the Acton Park phase and dating to around 1400 BC. The axe has a crescentic blade, the surfaces have a glossy green patina, with evidence of ancient hammering on all the surfaces, The butt end is concave. These narrow palstave axes are sometimes regarded as chisels. One small area of roughness on the surface between the wings, otherwise very fine condition with good patina. 159mm x 32mm x 21 mm, 209g.
Bronze Age Scabbard Chape and Lead Model.A late bronze age bag-shaped scabbard chape associated with the 'carp's tongue complex' of South-East England, dating to the Ewart Park metalworking phase c. 1000 BC - 800 BC. 34mm x 27mm, 15.9g.Together with a contemporary lead model of a bag-shaped chape, probably used for the manufacture of a clay mould, or for testing a mould prior to casting bronze chapes. Lead models of Bronze age metalwork in Britain are rare, see PAS DENO-A24823 for an example of a palstave axe cast in lead.50mm x 49mm x 14mm, 164g. (2).
Bronze Age Ribbed Socketed Axe, 950-700 BC. A cast bronze socketed axehead of the late Bronze age. The axe has a sub-rectangular socket and two ribs of decoration on either face, The blade is crescent shaped with a sharp good condition cutting edge, this axe head is in extremely good condition with a dark green patina, some light deposits. This axe dates to the final phases of the late Bronze age, specifically the Ewart Park phase, and fits into a distribution of ribbed axes present in the Northern marches (Shropshire) and North East Wales, 94mm x 54mm x 40 mm, 294g.

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