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Large Stone Age Green Jasper Axe Head from Niger Large Stone Age Green Jasper Axe Head from Niger Large Stone Age Green Jasper Axe Head from Niger Large Stone Age Green Jasper Axe Head from Niger Large Stone Age Green Jasper Axe Head from Niger Large Stone Age Green Jasper Axe Head from Niger
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LOT 1762

Large Stone Age Green Jasper Axe Head from Niger

NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6000 B.P.

5 5/8 in. (231 grams, 14.2 cm).

Scaphoid in section with parallel sides and broad rounded cutting edge to each end. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Niger, North Africa.
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.

Footnotes

Very well preserved with a deep green patina from being exposed for a period of time to the sun and sand storms of North Africa.

CONDITION
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LOT 1762

Large Stone Age Green Jasper Axe Head from Niger

Sold for (Inc. bp): £130

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