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LOT 1595
Bronze Age Dagger with Rivets
MID 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 in. (19.6 grams, 77 mm).
Leaf-shaped blade with two cutting edges, rounded point, two sturdy attachment rivets to the shoulder. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
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