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LOT 1614

British Stone Age Flint Axehead

MESOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 12TH-8TH MILLENNIUM B.P.

5 in. (155 grams, 12.8 cm).

Biconvex in section with rounded butt and long cutting edges. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Funtington, West Sussex, UK.
From a Derbyshire auction house, UK.
From the private collection of a West Midlands lady collector.

CONDITION

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LOT 1614

British Stone Age Flint Axehead

Sold for (Inc. bp): £91

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