Description
Ca. 900 - 700 BC. A bronze socketed axe head with a narrow body expanding to a broad curved cutting edge. The rounded socket mouth has a thickened rim, and the cheeks are decorated with a raised triangular motif composed of converging ribs. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 1900,1112.20. Size: 115mm x 50mm; Weight: 250g Provenance: Private collection of a Cambridgeshire gentleman; formerly with Allison Barker, 1990s–2007.
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CELTIC BRONZE SOCKETED AXE HEAD WITH TRIANGULAR MOTIF
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