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LOT 1680
Medieval Iron Axehead
CIRCA 15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
6 1/2 in. (934 grams, 16.5 cm).
With slightly flared blade, straight cutting edge, D-section socket with recess to the upper edge at the rear. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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