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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]
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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