Phoenician Copper Flat Axe with Inscription
6th-4th century BC. A copper flat-axe blade with gently curved edge and square butt with hole, incised legend of four characters from the Phoenician alphabet ('alep, mem, nun, yod?"). 390 grams, 16cm (6 1/4"). Property of a London lady, part of her family's Swiss collection; formerly acquired in the 1980s. [No Reserve]
Condition Report: Fine condition. Rare.
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6th-4th century BC. A copper flat-axe blade with gently curved edge and square butt with hole, incised legend of four characters from the Phoenician alphabet ('alep, mem, nun, yod?"). 390 grams, 16cm (6 1/4"). Property of a London lady, part of her family's Swiss collection; formerly acquired in the 1980s. [No Reserve]
Condition Report: Fine condition. Rare.