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LOT 1606
Bronze Age Single-Edged Sickle
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
8 1/4 in. (133 grams, 21.1 cm).
With a curving single-edged blade and strap to the rear edge, stem with a rectangular projection above for attachment to a wooden handle. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of M. Cummings, Lincolnshire, UK, 1990s.
LiteratureCf. The British Museum, museum number 1867,0705.16 and WG.283, for similar.
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