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An attractive preserved and conserved intact iron axe from the medieval times, ca. 12th.-14th. cent. AD.

An axe with a square blade with a double bart, dated on old label from the 12th. century, we think it could be a bit later than that but not later than 14th. century.

Thus a rare early German axe, difficult to find in intact buriel condition from this period!

Ex. Danish Collection

A nice pair of Danish Neolithic silex Daggers. The daggers date to early Daggertime - c. 2200-2000 BC.

Skillfully shaped, thin blades with 'seamed' edges.

An interesting pair of neolithic daggers.

Size: c. 12 & 13,5 cm - 5-5,5 inches.

Condition: Nice. Intact daggers with nice patinas and smaller losses.

Ex. Danish Private collection.

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A choice and large tanged bronze lance, later 2nd. mill. BC. 'Luristan' Turkmenistan / Uzbekistan bronze age.

An advanced and impressive bronze lance with a long, bent tang, massive socket and a broad, leaf-shaped blade with highly profiled midrib.

A beautiful lance that would have been highly efficient on combat.

Size: c. 32 cm. long. - c. 13 inches.

Condition: Choice. Beautiful green bronze patina. Some roughness to the edge.

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A choice and large tanged bronze lance, Ancient Near East, mid 2nd. millenium BC. Turkmenistan / Uzbekistan bronze age.

A very impressive and decorative bronze lance with a long, bent tang, massive socket and a broad, leaf-shaped blade with highly profiled midrib.

A beautiful lance that would have been highly efficient on combat.

Size: c. 42 cm. long. - 16 inches.

Condition: Choice. Beautiful green bronze patina. Some roughness to the edge.

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A nice lot of 4 small refined celts made from silex as imitations of bronze celts in the bronzeage period. The set dates to ca. 1400 BC or so and the type are rather scarce since they are made late up in the bronzeage!

Nicely patinated and polished pieces that is a must for collectors of Neolithic silex.

Size: 6,2-7,3 cm. - which also is around the size of the early socketed celts from bronzeage. Cute set!

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A nice late type of dagger, Danish Neolithic period, Daggertime, ca. 2100-1800 BC.

A fine type with a distinct flat handle, dating to the end of the neolithic period in Scandinavia.

Size: ca. 17 cm.

Condition: Choice!. A few minimal ancient losses, othervise perfect, ancient greyish patina.

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A nice large slender type of Danish battle axe in grey stone, from the late battleaxe period, Neolithicum, ca. 2400-2000 BC.

A finely made battle axe with great lines and curves. Very elegant axe, slender blade and very flat design (see the side-view).

Size: 18 cm. long.

Condition: Choice! Intact with some even corrosion of the surface.

Ex. Danish Collection, comes with COA.

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A large and massive thinbutted Danish neolithic offeraxe, dating to Time of the Great Burial Mounts, 4th. millenium BC.

An attractive and impressive polished axe. Well proportioned design with an exceptional colour.

The thinbutted axes were introduced along with the transition from hunting and gathering to agriculture. The axes were used to clear the woods and prepare the ground for crops. This particular axe though, would likely have been used for offerings, because of it'...

A very nicely patinated smaller late type of dagger, Danish Neolithic period, Daggertime, ca. 2100-1800 BC.

A fine type with a distinct handle, dating to the end of the neolithic period in Scandinavia.

Size: ca. 14,3 cm.

Condition: Choice!. Wonderful light brown colour from a Marsch-find and some nice gloss from ancient use.

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A wonderfully patinated chisel, large and near mint condition, Danish Neolithic period 3rd. millenium BC.

Though some chisels are made as late as Daggertime just before the bronzeage, this unpolished attractive chisel was likely made during the Singlegrave period, 2800-2400 BC.

Size: 168 mm. (16,8 cm.)

Condition: Vertially mint with a sharp bit / edge. Very nice brown-orange patina.

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A rare and elaborate bronze battle axe, bronze age, Eurasian steppes 2nd. mill.BC.

A finely made bronzeage axe that combines Indo-European nomadic style with a Caspian Sea area touch.

A heavy axe with a large oval socket with 4 ridges and a broadening blade. Peculiar for this culture is the large pronounced ridge on top on the blade near the socket

Size: 13 cm. long.

Condition: Superb. Fine green-red patina with uncleaned sandy pockets.

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A stunning, attractive macehead of a nice large size, in fine redish granite, 3rd. millenium BC.

The artifact is polished to a perfectly symethric compressed oval form with a deep groove in the center. These were made by the singlegrave culture and was a weapon like the battle axes from this fase and as attractive and perfect.

Size: 95 mm. long, 80 mm. wide and 57 mm. thick.

Condition: Superb, with fine patina and undamaged.

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A scarce Danish neolithic Daggeraxe from the Funnelbeaker culture dating to 3500-3000 BC.

The daggeraxes were mounted on shafts just like axes, and there is a general understanding that their use was connected to rituals and ceremonies as well as used as weapons. But compared to daggers and axes, the daggeraxes were only made in very limited numbers and are thus rare today.

A particularly large and attractive daggeraxe. It has been skillfully knapped and partly polished an...

Interesting and beautiful fragment (half) of a battle axe, helbard type, 2800-2400 BC.

The axe carved in a unique stone with multible fossils included, a rarity as such.

Size: 8,4 cm. long and 6 cm. wide over the broad bit.

Ex. Danish Collection

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A beautiful pair of Thinbladed Danish Neolithic Axes dating to 3rd mill BC.

The 'thinbladed' types of axes, developed in the later 3rd mill. where the flintsmiths began to make more specialised, smaller tools. Both are unpolished with nice glossy patinas.

One is an adze with a slightly hollow edge - the other axe with calky white patina on one side. Mottled beige and white on the other side.

Sizes: 12 & 13,8 cm - 4,7 &5,5 inches.

Condition: Choice ax...

A large and massive thinbutted Danish neolithic offeraxe, dating to Time of the Great Burial Mounts, c. 3500-3000 BC.

An unpolished axe, made with defined seams on the edges. Well proportioned design and attractive, very broad. In Greyish brown Danien flint.

The thinbutted axes were introduced along with the transition from hunting and gathering to agriculture. The axes were used to clear the woods and prepare the ground for crops. This particular axe though, would perhaps ...

A large and massive thinbutted Danish neolithic offeraxe, dating to Time of the Great Burial Mounts, c. 3500-3000 BC.

An unpolished axe, made with defined seams on the edges. Well proportioned design and attractive, very broad. In Greyish brown Danien flint.

The thinbutted axes were introduced along with the transition from hunting and gathering to agriculture. The axes were used to clear the woods and prepare the ground for crops. This particular axe though, would perhaps ...

A large and massive thinbutted Danish neolithic offeraxe, dating to Time of the Great Burial Mounts, c. 3500-3000 BC.

A unpolished axe, made with defined seams on the edges. Well proportioned design and attractive.

The thinbutted axes were introduced along with the transition from hunting and gathering to agriculture. The axes were used to clear the woods and prepare the ground for crops. This particular axe though, would perhaps have been used for offerings, because of it'...