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LOT 1543
Bronze Age British Palstave Axehead
CIRCA 1500-1100 B.C.
6 in. (400 grams, 15.5 cm).
Of Stop-Ridge type with slander shaft and deep step to each face, stop-ridge and depression below, shallow crescent blade. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found 15th July 2022 near Rudge, Shropshire, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.WAW-A9C090.
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