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LOT 1258
Bronze Age Palstave Axehead
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 1/2 in. (369 grams, 14 cm).
Featuring a loop to one edge, flanges to the upper and lower edges with recessed for organic inserts, wedge-shaped cheeks with crescentic blade. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From an old collection.
Acquired from Lockdales, Suffolk, UK, 12 July 2009, lot 659.
Property of an Oxfordshire, UK, collector.
Accompanied by a copy of the Lockdales invoice.
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