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LOT 1753
Bronze Age Decorated Palstave Axehead
CIRCA 1800-1200 B.C.
4 3/4 in. (292 grams, 11.9 cm).
A low-flanged palstave with a short 'squared' butt, a triangular-section blade with a convex cutting edge, deep lateral flanges, a stop and a median rib; butt partly absent. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK private collection since at least 1946.
Property of a West London, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Evans, J., The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1881, item 77, for type.
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