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LOT 0313
Stone Age British Neolithic Knapped Axe
6TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 1/8 in. (383 grams, 15.5 cm).
Worked bifacially with a lentoid cross-section, tapering profile with convex cutting edge and butt. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Lexden, Essex, 1980s.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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Stone Age British Neolithic Polished Axe
6th-4th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Of wedge-shaped form with convex cutting edge and butt. 149 grams, 11.5 cm
Found near Colchester, Essex, 1990s. Property of an Essex gentleman. -
Stone Age Neolithic Ceramic Implement Collection
Circa 6th millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £7
Composed of coarse pins of varying diameter and a (likely) shallow crucible. 67 grams total, 60-89 mm
From an old family property, acquired before 1980. Ex the Bavarian private collection of K.F. -
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Stone Age Danish Thick-Butted Flint Chisel
Neolithic Period, circa 2500 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Thick bodied polished chisel with slightly convex cutting edge tapering out with knapped squared parallel sides to squared butt. 179 grams, 16.5 cm
Ex Jason Osborn, USA. Ex Merriam collection, USA. From the collection of a South West London, UK, collector.
