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Phoenician bronze duck head axe, Middle Bronze Age IIa

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Phoenician bronze duck head axe, Middle Bronze Age IIa

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Phoenician bronze duck head axe, Middle Bronze Age IIa, c. 2000-1750 BC, with oblong rounded blade, fenestrated with two oblong openings. L: 4 1/4 in. (10.7 cm.) Ex French collection; David R. Russell collection, author of Antique Woodworking Tools, Their Craftsmanship from the Earliest Times to the Twentieth Century (2010).

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Phoenician bronze duck head axe, Middle Bronze Age IIa

Name: Phoenician bronze duck head axe, Middle Bronze Age IIa
SKU: 54717597
Price: 400 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $700 - $800

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