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LOT 1263
Bronze Age Flat Axe
CIRCA 2200-1900 B.C.
3 1/2 in. (185 grams, 90 mm).
Of roughly trapezoidal form with rounded cutting edge; likely Type Migdale of Metalworking Assemblage III. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound by Mr David Head at Welsh St Donats, Vale of Glamorgan, UK, in 2012.
Accompanied by a copy of a museum report with reference no.NMWPA 2012.186.1.
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