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LOT 1270
Bronze Age Decorated Pick
13TH-9TH CENTURY B.C.
9 5/8 in. (700 grams, 24.5 cm wide).
Comprising a central bronze tube with bulbs and flanged ends, two angled lateral spikes with lugs beneath and two more lugs to the sides of the shaft, pointillé starburst to the flanges, notch and other detailing to the shank. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a private European collection; formed in the 1980s.
From the collection of a North American gentleman.
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