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LOT 1491
Stone Age 'Colchester' Part Polished Axe Head
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 2500 B.C.
7 3/8 in. (306 grams, 18.8 cm).
Long and slender blade, lentoid in section with partly polished finish; old collector's label 'Colchester 1974'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Colchester, Essex, UK, in 1974.
Acquired on the British art market.
From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector.
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