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LOT 2057
British Bronze Age Flanged Axehead
CIRCA 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 3/8 in. (109 grams, 87 mm).
With shallow lateral flanges to both faces and a broad curved cutting edge. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Harbison, P., The Daggers and the Halberds of the Early Bronze Age in Ireland, Prähistorische Bronzefunde Abteilung VI, 1. Band, Munich, 1969, plate 76(1), for type.
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LOT 2057
British Bronze Age Flanged Axehead
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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