Null Two heel axes
Bronze.
Roman and Armorican art
Length: approx. 23.5 cm
One …

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Two heel axes Bronze. Roman and Armorican art Length: approx. 23.5 cm One strigile and one serpe. Two Roman and Armorican Bronze Axes

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Two heel axes Bronze. Roman and Armorican art Length: approx. 23.5 cm One strigile and one serpe. Two Roman and Armorican Bronze Axes

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Estim. 800 - 1 200 EUR

A BRONZE AXE, LATE BRONZE AGE, CIRCA 1300-1000 B.C.

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