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LOT 1288
Iron Age Celtic La Tene Socketted Axe
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
4 1/2 in. (303 grams, 11.5 cm).
Forged in iron with folded rectangular-section socket and flared crescent-edge blade. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFormerly with Hermann Historica, Germany.
Ex property of a UK gentleman.
Cf. Wilbrand, Das Eiserne Kampfbeil, pl.1.
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Opening Bid: £333
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‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection.
