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LOT 0282
Bronze Age British Copper-Alloy Rivetted Dagger
CIRCA 13TH CENTURY B.C.
5 7/8 in. (87 grams, 15 cm).
A rapier or dirk blade; the blade roughly leaf-shaped with raised midrib to both faces, flat butt with two rivet holes, one retaining a rivet.
ProvenanceFrom an old South Coast, UK, collection.
Ex Alan Cherry, Bournemouth, UK.
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LOT 0282
Bronze Age British Copper-Alloy Rivetted Dagger
Sold for (Inc. bp): £585
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Bronze Age 'Axel Guttman' European Bronze Rapier with Spirals
16th-14th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,380
With swollen tapering blade, finely incised with concentric rings and spirals at the top of the blade and extended parallel lines; pierced hilt for the fastening of an organic hilt; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. 520 grams total, 43.5 cm high including stand
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