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LOT 1780
Bronze Age Flanged Flat Axe
CENTRAL EUROPE, 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 3/8 in. (340 grams, 13.5 cm).
With a curved blade, two flanges to the outer edge, crescentic-shaped butt.
ProvenanceAcquired in Europe before 1992.
Ex Swiss collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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