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LOT 1515
Bronze Age British Tanged Chisel
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.
2 1/4 in. (22.2 grams, 57 mm).
With a flared blade and long neck; rectangular tang to the rear. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found near Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK.
Property of a Shropshire private collector.
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