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LOT 1266
Bronze Age Single-Edged Sickle
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 3/4 in. (61 grams, 12.2 cm).
Of curved form, parallel raised ribs to the outer edge, raised knop to neck. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German private collection.
From the property of a London gentleman.
Property of an Oxfordshire, UK, collector.
Cf. The British Museum, museum number WG.283, for similar.
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