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LOT 2060
Large Bronze Age Copper Flat Axe
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
7 1/2 in. (695 grams, 19 cm).
Flat in section with narrow rounded butt and gently curved cutting edge, tapering to each end. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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 2060
Large Bronze Age Copper Flat Axe
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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Opening Bid: £5
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