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Bronze Age Socketted Spearhead Bronze Age Socketted Spearhead Bronze Age Socketted Spearhead
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LOT 0287

Bronze Age Socketted Spearhead

11TH-10TH CENTURY B.C.

6 7/8 in. (148 grams, 17.5 cm).

With rounded (unsharpened) edge, broad rounded point with a prominent stepped midrib and a wide socket with a fastening hole; high-tin bronze.

Provenance

Acquired in Germany in 2000.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

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LOT 0287

Bronze Age Socketted Spearhead

Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)

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