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LOT 1686
Bronze Age Socketted Spearhead
11TH-10TH CENTURY B.C.
6 7/8 in. (148 grams, 17.5 cm).
With a 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.
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