![A stone axe, a flanged axe and a socketed axe, Copper Age and Bronze Age, mid-3rd millennium to 8th: 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 stamp1) Jüngere Konvexaxt aus Felsgestein, Zeit der](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/482/332826/179706543_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718214620)
Bronze Age Weapons & Armor
![A stone axe, a flanged axe and a socketed axe, Copper Age and Bronze Age, mid-3rd millennium to 8th: 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 stamp1) Jüngere Konvexaxt aus Felsgestein, Zeit der](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/482/332826/179706543_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718214620)
![A western European Palstave axe, Late Bronze Age, 13th century B.C.: A western European Palstave axe, Late Bronze Age, 13th century B.C.Leicht einwärts gewölbter Nacken. Schmales Hinterteil mit oberständigen, leicht nach innen gebogenen Randleisten, die bereits in L](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/482/332826/179706523_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718214620)
![EUROPEAN BRONZE AGE DAGGER WITH HANDLE: Ca. 1200 - 800 BCAn European bronze sword, prized for its design and craftsmanship. The blade widens from the hilt to a pointed tip with a raised midrib for strength. The hilt, made separately, featur](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6054/333436/180105956_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718399129)
![RARE KOBAN CULTURE AXE WITH DRAGONS: Ca. 1200 - 800 BCA rare Bronze Age axe from the Koban culture. The curved blade features engraved heads of mythological creatures, likely dragons or griffons, on both sides of the blade. There is a so](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6054/333436/180105949_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718399129)
![Two Ancient Canaanite Bronze Pickaxe Heads, ex-Piscopo: Ancient Near East, Canaan, the Levant, Middle Bronze Age II, ca. 1900 to 1550 BCE. A pair of cast bronze pick axe heads of a very slender design with a grooved support notch and an ovoid opening that](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/331947/179233960_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717451666)
![GREEK BRONZE AGE AXE: Ca. 1200 - 800 BC.A Greek bronze age axe with a large blade that widens towards the edge and vertical hole for the handle. The weapon boasts an amazing green patina. For similar see: MET Museum Access](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6054/331739/178961094_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717094317)
![BRONZE AGE CAUCASIAN BRONZE AXE HEAD: Ca. 2nd millennium BC.A beautifully patinated axe head with ribbed decoration around an elliptical shaft-hole beside a cylindrical socket and crescentic blade.Size: 135mm x 40mm; Weight: 355gProvenanc](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6054/331739/178961159_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717094317)
![ANCIENT BRONZE AGE AXES: Ca. 1200 - 900 BC.A a pair of cast Bronze Age axe heads. The first double axe head characterized by a short cylindrical shaft hole with a collared rim, a flattened top, and a vertical crescent-shaped](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6054/331739/178961313_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717094317)
![BRONZE AGE BRONZE AXE HEAD: Western Asiatic, Ca. 1000 BC.Crafted from bronze, this axe head has a flat, slender blade that was used for a variety of tasks from cutting wood to harvesting crops. It also has a long shaft, allowing](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6054/331739/178961312_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717094317)
![BRONZE AGE EUROPEAN BRONZE AXE: Ca. 2nd millennium BC.A bronze axe head with a socket cast in one piece with a flat axe blade with a slightly curved cutting edge. The socket with flange wings to help keep a wooden pole in place.Size](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6054/331739/178961160_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717094317)
News about Bronze Age Weapons & Armor
![Bruneau Jan. 1 auction features 20 lots of Silver & Bronze Age comics](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Tales-of-Suspense-1.jpg)
Bruneau Jan. 1 auction features 20 lots of Silver & Bronze Age comics
CRANSTON, R.I. – Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers will ring in 2022 with a 20-lot New Year’s Day Premier Comic Auction on Saturday, January 1. It’s a modest group of comics, but don’t let the size of the lineup fool you. These books are from a single-owner Midwest collection (Bruneau & Co. sold the bulk of […]
![Bronze Age sun pendant to debut at British museum in September](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Bronze-Age-sun-pendant-1000–800BC-©-The-Trustees-of-the-British-Museum-1.jpg)
Bronze Age sun pendant to debut at British museum in September
SHREWSBURY, UK – An extraordinary sun pendant is to go on public display for the first time as part of the British Museum’s National Programs. The sun pendant, also known as a bulla, could be one of the most significant pieces of Bronze Age metalwork ever discovered in Britain. The rare and spectacular object will […]
![First evidence for horseback riding dates back 5,000 years](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Screenshot-2023-03-08-at-1.34.03-PM-1.png)
First evidence for horseback riding dates back 5,000 years
WASHINGTON (AP) – Archaeologists have found the earliest direct evidence for horseback riding – an innovation that would transform history – in 5,000-year-old human skeletons in central Europe.
![Complete 1993 Magic: the Gathering Beta set commands $120K at Weiss](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Screen-Shot-2022-11-14-at-1.33.04-PM.png)
Complete 1993 Magic: the Gathering Beta set commands $120K at Weiss
LYNBROOK, N.Y. – A complete Magic: The Gathering Beta card set from 1993, just the second set for MTG, with a print run of 3,200 cards, sold for a staggering $120,000 in an online-only Comics, Comic Art, MTG Booster Boxes & More auction held October 19 by Weiss Auctions.