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LOT 1665
Bronze Age Copper Flat Axehead
MID 3RD-MID 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 1/8 in. (285 grams, 10.5 cm).
With chamfered convex cutting edge, square butt. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
Literature
Cf. British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS), record id.SF-3AC9D5, for this item.
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