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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.
Provenance
Acquired 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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