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LOT 1267
Bronze Age Central European Axehead
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 7/8 in. (894 grams, 17.5 cm).
With an elliptical socket and wedge-shaped cheeks.
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
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LOT 1267
Bronze Age Central European Axehead
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Bronze Age Socketted Gouge
Late 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
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European Bronze Age Socketted Spear
12th-11th century B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Composed of a round-section open socket, narrow leaf-shaped blade with shallow groove. 228 grams, 28.5 cm
From a German collection, pre 1970. Ex North American private collection, 1980s. Surrey, UK, collection,1990s.
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