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LOT 2005
Indo-Chinese Bronze Paddle-Shaped Socketted Axehead
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 5/8 in. (355 grams, 11.8 cm).
Leaf-shaped blade with rounded edge and a flattened socket. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the 1960s.
From the private collection of Mr J.P.H., a Woolwich, UK, collector, his collection formed since the 1960s.
See Gorelik, M., Weapons of Ancient East, IV millennium BC-IV century BC, Saint Petersburg, 2003, pl.XXIII, no.30, from Taoxi, Xiangfeng County, Prov. Shaanxi, turn of the 3rd -2nd millennium B.C.
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LOT 2005
Indo-Chinese Bronze Paddle-Shaped Socketted Axehead
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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