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LOT 2974
British Stone Age Polished Axehead
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6,000 B.P.
6 1/2 in. (361 grams, 16.5 cm).
Lentoid in section and gently tapering with breakage to butt, chipped; inked findspot 'Clayton Hill'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Clayton Hill, West Sussex, UK.
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
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LOT 2974
British Stone Age Polished Axehead
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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