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Bronze Age Pierced Socketted Spearhead Bronze Age Pierced Socketted Spearhead Bronze Age Pierced Socketted Spearhead
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LOT 1796

Bronze Age Pierced Socketted Spearhead

1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

5 3/4 in. (130 grams, 14.6 cm).

Leaf-shaped blade with tubular socket extending to the tip of the blade, the blade with bevelled edges and two crescent-shaped openings.

Provenance

Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

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LOT 1796

Bronze Age Pierced Socketted Spearhead

Sold for (Inc. bp): £364

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