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LOT 1131
European Bronze Age Flat Axe
EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7 3/4 in. (205 grams, 19.5 cm).
A bronze flat axe with rectangular-section body, tapered from a narrow rounded butt to slightly convex cutting edge.
ProvenanceAlexander Cotton collection, New Forest, Hampshire, UK, 1970-1980.
Dr D.G. collection, 1990s-2019.
See Savoury, H.N., Guide Catalogue of the Bronze Age Collections, National Museum of Wales, 1980, fig.17, for similar examples.
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LOT 1131
European Bronze Age Flat Axe
Estimate £180 - 240€210 - 280 (for guidance only)$240 - 320 (for guidance only)
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