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LOT 1563

French Stone Age Flaked Axehead from Brecy

NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6,000 B.P.

4 3/4 in. (154 grams, 12.1 cm).

Lentoid in section with rounded blade. old collector's label 'Brecy'. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From an old large French collection.
Acquired on the European 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 1563

French Stone Age Flaked Axehead from Brecy

Sold for (Inc. bp): £195

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