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LOT 1607
Bronze Age Curved Sickle Blade
CIRCA 14TH-13TH CENTURY B.C.
4 3/8 in. (72 grams, 11 cm).
Of crescentic form with parallel raised ribs to the outer edge and vertical spur to neck. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s.
Literature
Cf. The British Museum, museum number WG.283, for similar.
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