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LOT 1467
Celtic Iron Winged Axehead
LATE HALLSTATT-EARLY LA TENE PERIOD, CIRCA 800-450 B.C.
5 3/4 in. (390 grams, 14.8 cm).
Gently curving cutting edge and a long extension to the rear with lateral wings; very rare. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx M. Spiegelberg collection, since 1991; thence by descent.
Accompanied by a previous yellow cataloguing slip.
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