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LOT 1252
Bronze Age Socketted Axehead
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 7/8 in. (227 grams, 98 mm).
Composed of a collared oval socket with convex cutting edge, chamfered upper and lower edges.
Provenance
Acquired on the EU art market.
From the collection of a North American gentleman.
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