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LOT 1134

Bronze Age Socketted Axehead

CIRCA 12TH-8TH MILLENNIUM B.C.

3 5/8 in. (198 grams, 91 mm).

The majority of a bronze socketted axehead with a crescentic blade and tapering rectangular-section socket. [No Reserve]

Provenance

UK gallery, acquired in the 2000s.
Property of an English gentleman.

CONDITION

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LOT 1134

Bronze Age Socketted Axehead

Sold for (Inc. bp): £46

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