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LOT 1109
Danish Stone Age Neolithic Thin Butted Axe
DOLMAN PERIOD, 3700-3300 B.C.
6 1/2 in. (373 grams, 16.6 cm).
A finely polished axe with tapering square sides and convex cutting edge. this edge with contemporary re-working by knapping. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980s.
French private collection before 2020.
Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.
Cf. Glob, P. V., Danske Oldsager II, Yngre Stenalder, Copenhagen, 1952, no.113, for type.
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Large Danish Stone Age Neolithic Thin Butted Axe
Dolman Period, 3700-3300 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
A very finely polished axe with square edges and convex cutting edge, in yellow-brown flint with evidence of use as a 'strike-a-light' to the butt; with old collector label '179' to face. 758 grams, 20.5 cm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1990s. French private collection before 2020. Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.
