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LOT 1591
Stone Age Boat-Shaped Pierced Axehead and 'Orkney' Macehead
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 7/8 - 7 3/4 in. (3.65 kg total, 12.3-19.5 cm).
Substantial axehead with hammer face to rear; the macehead with old inked inscription: '84.277 / ORKNEY'. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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LOT 1591
Stone Age Boat-Shaped Pierced Axehead and 'Orkney' Macehead
Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
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