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LOT 1524

Danish Stone Age Mesolithic Flaked Adze

MESOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 10,000-6000 B.C .

5 1/8 in. (268 grams, 13.1 cm).

Lentoid in section with rounded butt and broad edge. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From an old UK collection.
Acquired on the UK art market.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION

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LOT 1524

Danish Stone Age Mesolithic Flaked Adze

Sold for (Inc. bp): £39

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