A stone axe, a flanged axe and a socketed axe,... Lot 8085

A stone axe, a flanged axe and a socketed axe, Copper Age and Bronze Age, mid-3rd millennium to 8th century B.C., plus a terra sigillata base with stamp 1) Younger convex axe made of rock, Corded Ware period, mid-3rd millennium B.C. Broken and glued in the middle. Length 16.5 cm. 2) Parallel-sided rimmed axe of the North German type with a flaring, curved cutting edge with a broad bevel. Middle Bronze Age. 16th - 15th century BC. Intact. Length 12.2 cm. 3) Late Bronze Age socket axe with a bead at the muzzle, two thin ribs parallel to the bead on the obverse side and a ring loop on the side of the bead and ribs. The blade trapezoidal, clearly flaring outwards with a slightly curved edge. Dark patina. A small chip at one corner of the edge. Length 11.2 cm. 4) Comes with the base of a Roman terra sigillata vessel with maker's stamp. Provenance: From an old Belgian private collection, acquired in the Belgian art trade in the 1980s. Condition: I -