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LOT 2014
Large Bronze Age Tanged Sickle Blade
KOBAN CULTURE, 12TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.
7 1/4 in. (135 grams, 18.5 cm).
Of crescentic form with thickening to the outer edge, void to neck, attachment spike.
Provenance
Private European collection, 1990s.
Private collection, London, UK.
Literature
Cf. The British Museum, museum number WG.283, for similar
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LOT 2014
Large Bronze Age Tanged Sickle Blade
Estimate £350 - 450€410 - 520 (for guidance only)$470 - 610 (for guidance only)
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