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Large Stone Age Knapped Ovate Grey Stone Handaxe Large Stone Age Knapped Ovate Grey Stone Handaxe Large Stone Age Knapped Ovate Grey Stone Handaxe Large Stone Age Knapped Ovate Grey Stone Handaxe Large Stone Age Knapped Ovate Grey Stone Handaxe Large Stone Age Knapped Ovate Grey Stone Handaxe
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LOT 1582

Large Stone Age Knapped Ovate Grey Stone Handaxe

NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.C.

5 1/4 in. (256 grams, 13.5 cm).

Biconvex in profile with rippling to both faces. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From 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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LOT 1582

Large Stone Age Knapped Ovate Grey Stone Handaxe

Sold for (Inc. bp): £59

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