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LOT 0260
Large and Impressive Nordic Stone Age Flaked Flint Preform for a Handaxe
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 5000-3500 B.P.
7 1/2 in. (790 grams, 19 cm).
Large ovate handaxe 'blank' with initial knapping work already undertaken, preparatory to finishing and dressing. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFormerly in the collection of Swedish Industrialist Nils Thorwaldsen (1918-2019).
Ex private collection; acquired during the 1970s-1980s.
These flint axe 'blanks' were widely traded during Neolithic times.
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LOT 0260
Large and Impressive Nordic Stone Age Flaked Flint Preform for a Handaxe
Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
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