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LOT 1722
Danish Stone Age Knapped Flint Axehead
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6,000 B.P.
7 7/8 in. (615 grams, 20 cm).
Long, thick-butted body with curved blade; two inked collector's notes on one side 'Denmark. CD.61' and 'Denmark (monogram)'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Denmark.
From the collection of Martin Doyle, Leverstock, UK, 1980s-2000s.
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