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LOT 1469
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]
ProvenanceFound 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.
The socket features an internal step where the grinding faces did not perfectly match.
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