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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]

Provenance

UK gallery, early 2000s.

CONDITION

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LOT 1277

Bronze Age Socketted Axehead Fragment

Sold for (Inc. bp): £26

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