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LOT 1795
Bronze Age Sickle Blade
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 1/4 in. (109 grams, 16 cm).
Of crescentic form with parallel raised ribs to the outer edges at the base, lateral spur to neck.
ProvenanceAcquired on the Austrian art market, 2000.
Ex Mr N.C. collection.
European private collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Cf. The British Museum, museum number WG.283, for similar.
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LOT 1795
Bronze Age Sickle Blade
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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