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LOT 1655
Large Bronze Age Chisel-Awl
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
10 1/2 in. (136 grams, 26.7 cm).
Square in section tapering to a thick point at one end and a narrow blade at the other. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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