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LOT 1615
Large Stone Age Knapped Ovate Chert Handaxe
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 7/8 in. (312 grams, 12.4 cm).
Ovate in plan and biconvex in section, from a large flake. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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