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LOT 1106
Stone Age Boat-Shaped Axehead
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 1/2 in. (334 grams, 11.4 cm).
A stone axehead with central cylindrical socket, oblong butt and tapering cheeks with vertical convex cutting edge. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1971-1972.
From the collection of the vendor's father.
Property of a London, UK, collector.
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