Lot 1011
Five Copper Age artifacts: three flat axes, one axe with diagonally set edges, and a decorative spiral; Southeastern Europe, late 5th millennium – 4th millennium B.C.
Works of Art, Antiquities & Ancient Art | A109kua | Live auction | 1190 Lots
Description
1–3) Three butt-ended axes with slightly convex side surfaces widening to varying degrees towards the rounded cutting edge. One axe extremely thin with a thickness of 3.5 mm, the other two up to 12 mm thick. Length 8.3 cm – 12.5 cm. 4) Cross-bladed axe of the Jaszladany type. Late 5th – mid-4th millennium B.C. Central shaft hole with an encircling ridge at the bottom. Curved blades. One side usable as a hoe, the other as an axe. Length 21.5 cm. 5) Sturdy wire of approximately rectangular cross-section, spirally twisted in six coils, with two pointed ends. CULTURAL ASSET!Provenance: A private collection from southern Germany, acquired at the beginning of the millennium from his father, who passed away in 2013.
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