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LOT 1236
Large Stone Age Danish Neolithic Polished Knapped Flint Axehead
CIRCA 4TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
7 1/8 in. (549 grams, 18 cm).
Thin-butted and wedge-shaped. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex private UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, teacher.
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LOT 1236
Large Stone Age Danish Neolithic Polished Knapped Flint Axehead
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
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