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LOT 1642
Shalford Stone Age Polished Axehead
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6,000 B.P.
4 in. (163 grams, 99 mm).
Piriform type with narrow butt, curved cutting edge. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound near Shalford, Essex, UK.
From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 1642
Shalford Stone Age Polished Axehead
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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