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LOT 1460
Scythian Iron Axehead
5TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
4 5/8 in. (298 grams, 11.7 cm).
Substantial small axehead with triangular-section blade, curved cutting edge, hammer-face to rear of socket. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK market before 1992.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
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