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LOT 1632
Bronze Age Rib-Decorated Sickle Blade
CENTRAL EUROPE, 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
7 1/2 in. (148 grams, 19 cm).
Of crescentic form with parallel raised ribs to the outer edges at the base, lateral spur to neck. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.BA26; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
Literature
Cf. The British Museum, museum number WG.283, for similar.
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