Lot 1003
Three Bronze Age sickles and six sickle fragments, 12th–10th centuries B.C.
Works of Art, Antiquities & Ancient Art | A109kua | Live auction | 1190 Lots
Description
Three sickles with curved blades and two ribs at the end for hafting and casting sprues on the back. On two examples the ribs run parallel to the back up to the head. One piece pierced at the hafting end, a second piece slotted, the inner wing broken off. 13.5 - 15.5 cm wide. Together with six fragments of sickles of the same date. Length 5 cm - 12.8 cm. CULTURURAL ASSET!Provenance: A private collection from northern Germany, acquired in the 1980s on the German art market.
Condition: II + Questions about the lot?