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LOT 1749
Bronze Age Flanged Axehead
CIRCA 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 7/8 in. (148 grams, 99 mm).
Flat axe with shallow flanges to both faces, a rounded butt and a broad curved cutting edge. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman.
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