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LOT 2931
Danish Stone Age Knapped Thick-Butted Polished Axehead
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6,000 B.P.
5 3/8 in. (190 grams, 13.5 cm).
Rectangular-section shank flaring to a broad cutting edge, square butt; a handwritten label reading 'Dr. A.E.Peake coll., Danish Neolithic axe' [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of Dr A.E.Peake.
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 2931
Danish Stone Age Knapped Thick-Butted Polished Axehead
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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Opening Bid: £5
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