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LOT 0314
Large Bronze Age Socketted Axehead
KOBAN CULTURE, 12TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.
7 1/4 in. (458 grams, 18.5 cm).
Substantial hexagonal-section neck developing to a broad blade with rounded edge and scooped underside; ellipsoid-section socket with three lateral ribs to each face, flared edge to rear.
Provenance
Private European collection, 1990s.
Private collection, London, UK.
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