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LOT 1547
Bronze Age Ribbed Socketted Axehead
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 1/8 in. (88 grams, 55 mm).
With a gently curving cutting edge, raised horizontal ribs to the socket.
Provenance
Kuizenga collection, The Netherlands, formed from the 1970s onwards.
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LOT 1547
Bronze Age Ribbed Socketted Axehead
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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