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LOT 1277
Bronze Age Socketted Axehead Fragment
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 3/4 in. (159 grams, 71 mm).
Featuring a convex cutting edge and wedge-shaped cheeks with crescentic blade; socket damaged in antiquity. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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