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LOT 1669
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 1669
Bronze Age Socketted Spearhead
Estimate £350 - 450€410 - 520 (for guidance only)$470 - 610 (for guidance only)
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