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LOT 2003
Bronze Age Tanged Copper Flat Axehead
CENTRAL EUROPE, 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
8 7/8 in. (305 grams, 22.4 cm).
Comprising a rectangular-section tang, flared shoulders, waisted rectangular blade with curved cutting edge.
ProvenanceFrom an old English collection formed since 1960.
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