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LOT 0246
Large Danish Stone Age Neolithic Thin Butted Axe
DOLMAN PERIOD, 3700-3300 B.C.
8 in. (767 grams, 20.5 cm).
A deeply knapped and part polished axe with square sides and convex cutting edge, this edge with contemporary re-working by knapping, in grey chert; with old collector labels '186' and 'Danewerk lumb 2000' to faces.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980s.
French private collection before 2020.
Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.
Cf. Glob, P. V., Danske Oldsager II, Yngre Stenalder, Copenhagen, 1952, no.228, for type.
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Dolman Period, 3700-3300 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
A very finely polished axe with square edges and convex cutting edge, in yellow-brown flint with evidence of use as a 'strike-a-light' to the butt; with old collector label '179' to face. 758 grams, 20.5 cm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1990s. French private collection before 2020. Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.
