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LOT 0346

Bronze Age Knife with Ribbed Handle

CIRCA 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.

8 1/2 in. (94.2 grams, 21.7 cm).

With a long single-edged blade, the handle with raised ribs decorated with incised hatching, looped terminal.

Provenance

Acquired in the 2000s.
From the private collection of John Lawton, Surrey, UK.

Accompanied by a copy of a previous catalogue information page.

CONDITION

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LOT 0346

Bronze Age Knife with Ribbed Handle

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,690

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