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LOT 1647
Bronze Age Sickle Blade
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 in. (50 grams, 12.5 cm).
Of crescentic form with parallel raised ribs to the outer edges at the base, lateral spur to neck. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Literature
Cf. The British Museum, museum number WG.283, for similar.
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