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LOT 1565

European Pierced Stone Age Axehead

CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.

4 1/2 in. (420 grams, 11.5 cm).

Substantial axehead with hammer face to rear; large central perforation.

Provenance

Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
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 1565

European Pierced Stone Age Axehead

Sold for (Inc. bp): £312

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