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LOT 0845
Romano-British Votive Miniature Axehead
ENGLAND, 1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (4.19 grams, 23 mm).
With curved blade stepped at the socket and short shaft beneath. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Slipton, Northamptonshire, UK.
Recorded with UKDFD no.36185.
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