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LOT 1714
Horsham Large Stone Age Polished Axehead
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6,000 B.P.
5 3/4 in. (414 grams, 14.6 cm).
Trapezoidal in plan with narrow butt and broad cutting edge; chipped. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Horsham, West Sussex, UK.
From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman.
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