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LOT 1362
Western Asiatic Copper Flat Axe
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 3/4 in. (152 grams, 17.2 cm).
Flat in section with rounded butt and flared blade. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old English collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex gentleman; acquired on the UK art market.
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