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LOT 1618

British Stone Age Knapped Flint Axehead

NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 6TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.P.

3 1/8 in. (93 grams, 80 mm).

Cordate in plan with pointed butt and broad cutting edge. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From an old West Country, UK, collection, sold at auction.
From the private collection of a West Midlands lady collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION

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LOT 1618

British Stone Age Knapped Flint Axehead

Sold for (Inc. bp): £117

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