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Bronze Age Shield Type Palstave Axehead Bronze Age Shield Type Palstave Axehead Bronze Age Shield Type Palstave Axehead
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LOT 1283

Bronze Age Shield Type Palstave Axehead

2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.

6 in. (390 grams, 15.3 cm).

Rectangular recesses to both faces of the head, tapering towards the butt, roughly wedge-shaped cheeks with gently scooped upper and lower edges, chamfered convex cutting edge, distinct ribbed shield-shaped recess at the junction of neck and head. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Nottinghamshire, UK.

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LOT 1283

Bronze Age Shield Type Palstave Axehead

Sold for (Inc. bp): £195

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