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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]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
LiteratureCf. British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS), record id.SF-3AC9D5, for this item.
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Small Bronze Age Looped and Socketted Axehead
Britain, 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Narrow blade with slightly flared edge, square-section socket with thick collar to the mouth and loop to one side of the collar; raised casting seams. 86 grams, 77 mm
Found East Anglia, UK. From the private collection of Dr Hugh Alderson Fawcett. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.30.22; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
