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LOT 1745
Bronze Age Flanged Flat Axehead
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 3/8 in. (177 grams, 13.7 cm).
With shallow flanges on both faces and a curved cutting edge. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman.
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Bronze Age Votive Sword Hilt and Upper Blade Section with 'Shooting Star' Decoration
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Bronze Age Smith's 'Pancake Ingot' Fragment Group
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From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Bronze Age Chisel and Awl Group
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Comprising: trapezoidal blade with stub tang; conical awl with square-section shank. 20.6 grams total, 39-69 mm
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