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LOT 1203
Western Asiatic Bronze Adze-Axe
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 1/2 in. (621 grams, 16.5 cm).
The cylindrical socket displaying three raised dot-in-ring motifs running vertically to both faces, crescentic adze-head to one side, axehead to the other with channel to upper face and slightly flared blade.
ProvenanceEx-Architect Moshe Kaufman collection, Tel Aviv.
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LOT 1203
Western Asiatic Bronze Adze-Axe
Estimate £180 - 240€210 - 280 (for guidance only)$240 - 320 (for guidance only)
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