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LOT 1667
British Bronze Age Looped Palstave Axehead
1200-800 B.C.
6 3/4 in. (560 grams, 17.3 cm).
A low-flanged palstave with a short 'squared' butt, a triangular blade with a convex cutting edge, deep lateral flanges, a stop and a median rib; loop to the side. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Buckingham auction house, UK.
From the private collection of a West Midlands lady collector.
Cf. Evans, J., The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1881, item 77.
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