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LOT 1266
Bronze Age Socketted Axehead
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 7/8 in. (151 grams, 99 mm).
Wedge-shaped cheeks with faceted upper and lower faces, roughly round-section socket with gently facetted collar and inverted rim; slightly convex cutting edge.
ProvenanceAcquired on the EU art market around 2000.
From the collection of a North American gentleman.
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UK gallery, early 2000s.
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The stem composed of two vertically arranged bicones, conical knop to chest, collar and broad everted head above, two downwards-directed tapering round-section arms; mounted on a custom-made display base. 621 grams total, 29.5 cm wide including stand
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