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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]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Cf. The British Museum, museum number WG.283, for similar.
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Opening Bid: £75
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2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Squat biconical body with rounded underside, everted rim to the mouth, incised circumferential bands to the shoulder. 775 grams, 17.5 cm wide
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