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LOT 1642
British Stone Age Semi-Polished Knapped Flint Axehead
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 6TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.P.
2 1/2 in. (26.8 grams, 64 mm).
Tongue-shaped in plan and lentoid in section with broad flat butt. [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.
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