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LOT 0301
'The Badgers Hill' British Bronze Age Dagger
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 in. (100 grams, 15.4 cm).
Long leaf-shaped blade, lentoid in section with two cutting edges and shallow tip; flared shoulders with recesses to accept mounting rivets.
ProvenanceFound Badgers Hill, Luton, Bedfordshire, UK, in 1987.
Ex M. Hamblin collection, UK.
Recorded with Wardown Museum, Luton, UK.
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LOT 0301
'The Badgers Hill' British Bronze Age Dagger
Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
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'The Badgers Hill' British Bronze Age Dagger
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Long leaf-shaped blade, lentoid in section with two cutting edges and shallow tip; flared shoulders with recesses to accept mounting rivets. 100 grams, 15.4 cm
Found Badgers Hill, Luton, Bedfordshire, UK, in 1987. Ex M. Hamblin collection, UK. Recorded with Wardown Museum, Luton, UK. -
Bronze Age 'East Anglia' Tanged Chisel
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Square-section shank developing to a broad curved cutting edge. 16.2 grams, 69 mm
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in East Anglia, UK.
