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LOT 1579
Miniature Bronze Age Flanged Axehead
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 in. (6.05 grams, 51 mm).
With a flared blade and rectangular-section body with raised flanges. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a Suffolk gentleman, early 2000s.
Property of a private collector, West London, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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