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LOT 1635
Bronze Age Looped and Socketted Axehead
CENTRAL EUROPE, 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 1/8 in. (198 grams, 10.4 cm).
With parallel-sided blade, slightly convex edge, scooped mouth with collar and lateral loop.
Provenance
Ex German collection, 1990s.
Literature
Cf. Evans, J., The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1881, item 114.
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LOT 1635
Bronze Age Looped and Socketted Axehead
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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