CELTIC BRONZE SOCKETED AXE HEAD

Ca. 900 - 700 BC. A bronze socketed axe head with a compact body widening gradually from the rounded socket mouth to a broad curved cutting edge. A raised longitudinal rib extends along each cheek. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 1900,1112.20. Size: 95mm x 50mm; Weight: 230g Provenance: Private collection of a Cambridgeshire gentleman; formerly with Allison Barker, 1990s–2007.