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LOT 1532
Stone Age British Polished Axehead from Non-Indigenous Rock
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 7/8 in. (286 grams, 12.5 cm).
Ellipsoid in section with gently curved cutting edge; butt chipped, pecked surface. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Cambridgeshire, UK.
Acquired from the collection of B.R.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.N186; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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LOT 1532
Stone Age British Polished Axehead from Non-Indigenous Rock
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
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