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LOT 0340
Bronze Age Palstave Axehead
CIRCA 1500 B.C.
4 7/8 in. (173 grams, 12.4 cm).
With a flared blade and a long flat-section shank.
Provenance
Numisart collection, Munich, Germany, 1990.
Acquired in the 2000s.
From the private collection of John Lawton, Surrey, UK.
Accompanied by a previous illustrated catalogue page.
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LOT 0340
Bronze Age Palstave Axehead
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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