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LOT 0342
Bronze Age Double Looped and Socketted Axehead
CIRCA 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/4 in. (158 grams, 84 mm).
With a slightly curved cutting edge, chevron decoration to the shaft; thickened collar below the socket with two lateral loops joining the collar.
Provenance
Numisart collection, Munich, Germany, 1990s.
Acquired in the 2000s.
From the private collection of John Lawton, Surrey, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of a previous catalogue information page.
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LOT 0342
Bronze Age Double Looped and Socketted Axehead
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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