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LOT 0846
Luristan Votive Axehead
13TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
4 in. (67 grams, 10 cm).
A copper-alloy votive axehead with curved upper and lower edges and convex cutting edge, tubular socket. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired before 1983.
Ex London gallery, 1990s.
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