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LOT 1601
Bronze Age Sickle
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
7 in. (130 grams, 17.7 cm).
Of crescentic form with parallel raised ribs to the outer edges at the base, lateral spur to neck.
Provenance
Acquired on the Austrian art market, 2000.
Ex Mr N.C. collection
European private collection.
Literature
Cf. The British Museum, museum number WG.283, for similar.
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LOT 1601
Bronze Age Sickle
Estimate £350 - 450€410 - 520 (for guidance only)$470 - 610 (for guidance only)
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