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LOT 1647
'Published Lord McAlpine' Stone Age Polished Axe Head
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6,000 B.P.
4 in. (156 grams, 10.4 cm).
A thin-butted handaxe of trapezoidal outline in dark brown flint; marked 'M1784'.
Provenance
From the private collection of Lord McAlpine of West Green, UK.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.
Published
Featured on page 62 of Antiquities From Europe and the Near East by Lord McAlpine. This book is the primary source for research and reference material. From his personal collection, published as item 4.50 in the book.
Literature
Cf. MacGregor, A. (ed.), Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection of Lord McAlpine of West Green, Oxford, 1987, item 4.50.
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From the private collection of Lord McAlpine of West Green, UK. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.
