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LOT 1969
British Stone Age Polished Green Tuff Axe Head
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6000 B.P.
4 in. (120 grams, 10.3 cm).
Biconvex in section with broad rounded cutting edge, pitted and polished surface. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of Richard Widdowson.
Richard owned an Antiquity shop in Scarborough and amassed a great and varied Stone Age collection.
Purchased from Mr Widdowson in the 1980s and then more recently from the collector Mr David R in the UK.
Acquired on the UK art market.
From a private collection in the 2020s.
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LOT 1969
British Stone Age Polished Green Tuff Axe Head
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$107 - 134 (for guidance only)
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