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LOT 1618
Stone Age Belgian Polished Axe Sherd
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 5/8 in. (251 grams, 91 mm).
Fine grey flint with curved edge; highly polished. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound in Belgium.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.N204; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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