HIXENBAVGH
ANCIENT ART
An ancient Bronze Age European hoard of various copper alloy objects including: an axe head, three large heads of pins, two bracelets, a knife handle, three spiral buttons, and a number of other beads, coils, etc.
Ca. 1200-800 BC.
Late European Bronze Age / Hallstatt I.
From Central Europe.
Length of axe: 4 1/2 in. (11.2cm).
The inhabitants of Central Europe from Gaul to the Danube Basin in the second millennium BC coalesced into a culture identified in the archaeological record by large well defined cemeteries containing numerous cremation burials contained in cinerary urns. The graves were often accompanied by bronze tools and ornaments. The wealthiest burials were those of warriors and princes, often containing finely made bronze swords, spears, and adornments.
Confer: W. Menghin "Hallstattzeit," (Berlin 1999) pls. 28, 49, 58; "Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection of Lord McAlpine of Westgreen," (Oxford 1987) pp. 96-124.
Formerly in a German private collection.
GUARANTEED AUTHENTIC
Bronze Age European Hoard
Inv. # 1976
$1,250
