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LOT 1630
British Stone Age Flint Axehead Group
MESOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 12TH-8TH MILLENNIUM B.P.
3 - 4 7/8 in. (269 grams total, 7.6-12.4 cm).
Each lentoid in section with lateral cutting edges, the larger with a broad square butt. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Derbyshire auction house, UK.
From the private collection of a West Midlands lady collector.
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