Stone Age British Polished Boat-Shaped Axehead

NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.

4 7/8 in. (476 grams, 12.5 cm).

With gently curved cutting edge, triangular in plan with eccentrically placed socket. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found UK.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.N182; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.

Footnotes

The socket features an internal step where the grinding faces did not perfectly match.

CONDITION

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LOT 1469