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LOT 0318
Bronze Age Ceremonial Dagger with Chain Attachment
EASTERN EUROPE, 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
20 in. (526 grams, 51 cm including chain).
Comprising: a long triangular blade with scooped shoulders, lentoid in section and with rounded tip; integral waisted hilt formed as three conjoined lobes and loop between the upper arms; short length of bronze chain formed from D-section forged and butted links.
Provenance
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
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LOT 0318
Bronze Age Ceremonial Dagger with Chain Attachment
Estimate £700 - 900€810 - 1,040 (for guidance only)$950 - 1,220 (for guidance only)
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