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LOT 1790
Bronze Age Single-Edged Knife
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 1/8 in. (13 grams, 13 cm).
With a curved blade and a thick flat-section tang. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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