COLLECTION OF CELTIC AGE BRONZE AXES

Ca. 900 - 700 BC. A collection of three cast bronze socketed axes, each with a collared rectangular mouth and a single integral side loop. The bodies are faceted with longitudinal ribs, and the blades splay to broad cutting edges. For similar see: D. Boughton, Early Iron Age Socketed Axes: Discoveries and Rediscoveries in Furness, Fig. 1.1-5, p. 60. Size: 90-100mm x 40-50mm; Weight: 680g Provenance: Private UK collection; acquired on the London art market; formerly with R. Unger, Parthenon gallery, 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.