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LOT 1038
Western Asiatic Socketted Axehead
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 1/8 in. (545 grams, 13 cm).
A Bronze Age axehead with swept blade, large socket with raised circumferential rib and a vertical rib to the rear. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate UK collection, 1980s-1990s.
Acquired from a UK gallery, circa 2000.
Cf. Gernez, G., L’armament en métal au Proche et Moyen-Orient: des origines a 1750 av. J.C., Paris, 2007, p.155 vol. I, subtype H.2K.C, for the type.
FootnotesThis axe belongs to a group mainly including those of rectangular shape, the blades themselves rectangular or with slightly divergent edges, with a straight or rounded edges.
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Opening Bid: £111
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