BRONZE AGE BRITISH LOOPED AND SOCKETTED AXEHEAD 2nd millennium BC A bronze socketted axe of type Highfield with tapering square-section body, rounded collar to the mouth, small lateral loop and casting flaw above, curved edge with extended and returned ends. 245 grams, 94mm (3 3/4"). Condition Very fine condition. Provenance The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number AX70; acquired from Ancient Relics, Hampshire, UK; found near Caythorpe, Lincolnshire, UK; accompanied by a copy of the dealer's listing and original certificate of authenticity. Literature Cf. Schmidt, P.K. & Burgess, C.B. The Axes of Scotland and Northern England, Prähistorische Bronzefunde, Ab. IX, vol. 7, Munich, 1981, item 1039. Footnotes 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.
BRONZE AGE BRITISH LOOPED AND SOCKETTED AXEHEAD 2nd millennium BC A bronze socketted axe of type Highfield with tapering square-section body, rounded collar to the mouth, small lateral loop and casting flaw above, curved edge with extended and returned ends. 245 grams, 94mm (3 3/4"). Condition Very fine condition. Provenance The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number AX70; acquired from Ancient Relics, Hampshire, UK; found near Caythorpe, Lincolnshire, UK; accompanied by a copy of the dealer's listing and original certificate of authenticity. Literature Cf. Schmidt, P.K. & Burgess, C.B. The Axes of Scotland and Northern England, Prähistorische Bronzefunde, Ab. IX, vol. 7, Munich, 1981, item 1039. Footnotes 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.
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