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330 - Spatula. Western Europe, Rhône region. Early Middle Bronze Age, ca. 1700–1400 B.C. Bronze. L 30.5 cm. A slender, elegant object of unknown function. The shaft, which is edged with raised bands, thickens slightly in the middle, where the bands curve outward in an elegant arc, creating a central ridge between them. The bowl is elongated and teardrop-shaped with a flat central ridge. Precise craftsmanship! Published multiple times! With French export license (copy)! Beautiful green and reddish-brown patina, intact. Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Paul de Rivérieulx, Viscount de Varax (b. 1840), Lyon. Formerly in the collection of Lord McAlpine, London. Formerly in the collection of Frederick Schultz Ancient Art, New York, sale January 8, 1994. Exhibited in: *Power Tools: The Stone Age and Bronze Age in Northern Europe*, Frederick Schultz Ancient Art, New York, November 1 B, 1993 - January 29, 1994, catalog entry no. 68, illustrated; formerly in the Sloans & Kenyon Auction 7, 2004, 4. Published in: *Gallia Prehistoire* 5, 1962, 247f.; Ann Brown (et al.), *Antiquities in the Collection of The Lord McAlpine of West Green*, Ashmolean Museum (1987), pp. 12ff., 99ff., No. 10.4; “Were Ancient Europeans Collectors?”, Rita Reif, New York Times, Sunday, January 9, 1994, p. 37; formerly from a private collection in Berlin; formerly from Gorny & Mosch Auction 292, 2022, Lot 382. According to tradition, there used to be an accompanying note indicating the place of discovery as Neuville-sur-Saône.
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Spatula. Western Europe, Rhône region. Early Middle Bronze Age, ca. 1700–1400 B.C. Bronze. L 30.5 cm. A slender, elegant object of unknown function. The shaft, which is edged with raised bands, thickens slightly in the middle, where the bands curve outward in an elegant arc, creating a central ridge between them. The bowl is elongated and teardrop-shaped with a flat central ridge. Precise craftsmanship! Published multiple times! With French export license (copy)! Beautiful green and reddish-brown patina, intact. Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Paul de Rivérieulx, Viscount de Varax (b. 1840), Lyon. Formerly in the collection of Lord McAlpine, London. Formerly in the collection of Frederick Schultz Ancient Art, New York, sale January 8, 1994. Exhibited in: *Power Tools: The Stone Age and Bronze Age in Northern Europe*, Frederick Schultz Ancient Art, New York, November 1 B, 1993 - January 29, 1994, catalog entry no. 68, illustrated; formerly in the Sloans & Kenyon Auction 7, 2004, 4. Published in: *Gallia Prehistoire* 5, 1962, 247f.; Ann Brown (et al.), *Antiquities in the Collection of The Lord McAlpine of West Green*, Ashmolean Museum (1987), pp. 12ff., 99ff., No. 10.4; “Were Ancient Europeans Collectors?”, Rita Reif, New York Times, Sunday, January 9, 1994, p. 37; formerly from a private collection in Berlin; formerly from Gorny & Mosch Auction 292, 2022, Lot 382. According to tradition, there used to be an accompanying note indicating the place of discovery as Neuville-sur-Saône.
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