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LOT 2058
Miniature Bronze Age Palstave Axehead
CIRCA 1800-1200 B.C.
2 in. (29.3 grams, 52 mm).
Almost no flanges with a short 'squared' butt, a splayed triangular-section blade with a convex cutting edge. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Evans, J., The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1881, item 77, for type.
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LOT 2058
Miniature Bronze Age Palstave Axehead
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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Opening Bid: £500
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British Bronze Age Looped Palstave Axehead
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Opening Bid: £5
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