History, Literature & Collectibles 17 october 2015

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1st Millennium BC bronze implements
A cast bronze palstave axe head and a bronze spear
head. The axe head
Purchased by the current owner from an old private
collection, Co. Down.
2_ x 6 x 1in. (6.35 x 15.24 x 2.
Estimate €300-€500 £220-£370
2
Roman Ring Key
East Anglia, a bronze finger ring with key.
3⁄4 x 1in. (1.91 x 2.54cm)
Estimate €100-€150 £70-£110
3
6th century Egyptian Coptic textile fragment
A strip of woven textile from the lapel of an overgar-
ment. The red ground with white band decorated in
black with stylised figures and animals. Framed.
A gift from Kurt Deppurt, a German Egyptologist, to
Mervyn Clarke, on his purchase of Castle Villa, Easkey c.
1960.
5_ x 3_in. (13.97 x 8.89cm)
Estimate €300-€400 £220-£290
4
Bog oak sculpture
A sculpture composed of sections of semi-fossilised
roots.
7 x 12 x 10in. (17.78 x 30.48 x
Estimate €200-€300 £150-£220