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'The Stainmore' Bronze Age Flat Axe with Exceptional Crystalline Patina 'The Stainmore' Bronze Age Flat Axe with Exceptional Crystalline Patina 'The Stainmore' Bronze Age Flat Axe with Exceptional Crystalline Patina 'The Stainmore' Bronze Age Flat Axe with Exceptional Crystalline Patina 'The Stainmore' Bronze Age Flat Axe with Exceptional Crystalline Patina 'The Stainmore' Bronze Age Flat Axe with Exceptional Crystalline Patina
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LOT 0283

'The Stainmore' Bronze Age Flat Axe with Exceptional Crystalline Patina

2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.

6 1/8 in. (424 grams, 15.5 cm).

Composed of a fan-shaped head with bevelled face and convex cutting edge, flanges creating two elliptical side faces.

Provenance

Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Stainmore, Cumbria, UK, in 2012.
Ex private U.K. collection.

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LOT 0283

'The Stainmore' Bronze Age Flat Axe with Exceptional Crystalline Patina

Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,380

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