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LOT 1474
Luristan Copper Flat Axe
13TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
6 5/8 in. (113 grams, 16.9 cm).
Formed with a rounded butt and flared cutting edge; flat in cross-section. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Literature
Cf. Schmidt, P.K. & Burgess, C.B., The Axes of Scotland and Northern England, Prähistorische Bronzefunde, Ab. IX, vol. 7, Munich, 1981, p.60, for similar examples.
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