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LOT 1566
Tudor Age Iron Triangular Axehead
CIRCA 16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
4 3/4 in. (193 grams, 12.2 cm).
With a curving blade with rounded edges, circular socket and a stamped maker's mark to the blade. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx North American private collection, 1970s-1990s.
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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