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LOT 0211
Early Byzantine Miniature Votive Axehead with Dolphin and Punched Inscription
4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 in. (35 grams, 60 mm).
Miniature axehead with model dolphin at the socket; pointillé legend to the blade '+ΛΙΟΝΑ'.
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London, UK.
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LOT 0211
Early Byzantine Miniature Votive Axehead with Dolphin and Punched Inscription
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
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