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LOT 1759

Large Stone Age French Polished Axe Head

NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6000 B.P.

7 1/8 in. (443 grams, 18.1 cm).

Teardrop-shaped with narrow butt, rounded sides and deep curved edge; mottled surface.

Provenance

From an old Paris collection.
Acquired on the European art market.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

CONDITION

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LOT 1759

Large Stone Age French Polished Axe Head

Sold for (Inc. bp): £390

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