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LOT 1953
French Stone Age Green Stone Polished Axe Head
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6000 B.P.
2 3/4 in. (92 grams, 69 mm).
With broad cutting edge and pointed butt; inked findspot '18 Clansayes Drome'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Clansayes, Drome, France.
From a collection acquired at Bonhams in the 2020s.
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