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LOT 1285
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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Bronze Age Socketted Axehead Fragment
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Featuring a convex cutting edge and wedge-shaped cheeks with crescentic blade; socket damaged in antiquity. 159 grams, 71 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s.
