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LOT 0263
Large Greenstone Polished Axehead
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6TH MILLENNIUM B.P.
11 1/2 in. (1.8 kg, 29.2 cm).
Trapezoidal in form with thick butt and curved cutting edge; cracked.
ProvenancePrivate collection, United Kingdom; reportedly found whilst fieldwalking, 1980s.
Thence by descent.
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LOT 0263
Large Greenstone Polished Axehead
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£500 (EUR 580; USD 675) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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Opening Bid: £5
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Previously in several old collections, having been annotated with two different accession numbers. Acquired from an Oxfordshire, UK, auction house. From the private collection of a West Midlands lady collector.
