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LOT 1634
Bronze Age Dagger Currency Bar Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 3/4 - 5 3/8 in. (124 grams total, 12-13.8 cm).
Group of bronze castings in the form of bifacial blanks for daggers, pierced for suspension. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market since the early 2000s.
From the private Northern Ireland collection of R.M.
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Opening Bid: £150
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2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Squat biconical body with rounded underside, everted rim to the mouth, incised circumferential bands to the shoulder. 775 grams, 17.5 cm wide
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