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LOT 1584
British Bronze Age Looped and Socketted Axehead
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/4 in. (120 grams, 81 mm).
With tapering shank and splayed end with curved cutting edge; casting seams to long edges; socket chipped. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired in York, Yorkshire, UK.
Ex P. Watson collection, UK, 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Literature
Cf. Schmidt, P.K. & Burgess, C.B., The Axes of Scotland and Northern England, Prähistorische Bronzefunde, Ab. IX, vol. 7, Munich, 1981, p.223-239, for type.
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