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LOT 0406
Egyptian Stone Age Polished Knapped Axehead
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 11,000-5,200 B.P.
3 3/8 in. (58.3 grams, 86 mm).
Teardrop-shaped flint, featuring a classic, symmetrical lanceolate plan, tapering to a point at one end and a wider basal end. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound at Fayum North.
From the collection of A.D. Passmore (1879-1958), his collection of flints from the area of Stonehenge was donated to the Ashmolean Museum in the 1950s.
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
Accompanied by a copy of an old handwritten information card by Peter Clayton.
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LOT 0406
Egyptian Stone Age Polished Knapped Axehead
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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