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LOT 1593
Stone Age British Polished Sandstone Axehead
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 5/8 in. (531 grams, 17 cm).
Thick shank with rounded butt and narrow cutting edge; inked collector's reference 'F'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Lincolnshire, UK.
Acquired from a collector in Birmingham on 12th January 2003.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.N146; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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