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WESTERN ASIATIC DUCK-BILLED AXE

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Ca. 2000-1750 BC A finely cast ancient Canaanite bronze socketed D-shaped axe head featuring a semicircular tongue-shaped cutting blade, decorated with two incised channels, two elliptical countersunk apertures between a fortifying strut that supports the blade and an oval-sectioned shaft hole. Size: L:50.4mm / W:94.3mm ; 148.65g Provenance: London Gallery; formerly, NYC collection, ex. Artcurial, Paris, 11/7/2017, sale 3303, lot # 132, ex. Achat Duperrier, Paris, 9/1977, ex. HÃ´tel Drouot, expert Mariaud de Serres, Paris, 1/30/1989, lot # 68, acquired Galerie Bassali, Louvre des Antiquaires, Paris, 5/10/1980 collection RB and GB.

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WESTERN ASIATIC DUCK-BILLED AXE

Name: WESTERN ASIATIC DUCK-BILLED AXE
SKU: 131419761
Price: 240 GBP
Availability: InStock

Estimate £300 - £600

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