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LOT 2015
Bronze Age Socketted Axehead
KOBAN CULTURE, 12TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.
6 in. (208 grams, 15.2 cm).
Comprising a slender hexagonal-section neck developing to a broad blade with a rounded edge; an ellipsoid-section socket with three lateral ribs to each face, an ellipsoid knop to the rear.
Provenance
Private European collection, 1990s.
Private collection, London, UK.
Literature
Cf. Gernez, G., L’armament en métal au Proche et Moyen-Orient: des origines a 1750 av. J.C., Paris, 2007, fig.2.7, for type.
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LOT 2015
Bronze Age Socketted Axehead
Estimate £350 - 450€400 - 520 (for guidance only)$470 - 600 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£175 (EUR 202; USD 234) +BP*
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