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LOT 1245
Stone Age Axehead Fragment Group
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 8TH-5TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 5/8 - 6 7/8 in. (1 kg total, 6.6-17.5 cm).
Comprising mostly fragments of pecked and ground stone axes, with part of a large knapped and polished flint type; this likely to be of Scandinavian origin. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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