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LOT 2925
Norfolk Stone Age Polished Stone Axehead
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6,000 B.P.
4 1/4 in. (55 grams, 10.9 cm).
Leaf-shaped in plan, with a rounded butt and tip. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Norfolk, UK.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
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LOT 2925
Norfolk Stone Age Polished Stone Axehead
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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