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Stone Age Danish Knapped Flint Axe
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 5TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
7 1/4 in. (682 grams, 18.5 cm).
Bifacially knapped with convex cutting edge, gently tapering profile with squared sides to slightly rounded butt; old inked collector's reference 'IMT' to butt and applied paper label '68J'.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of J. Shaul, 2000s.
LiteratureSee Madsen, A.P., Antiquités Préhistoriques du Danemark, Copenhagen, 1872, pl.26, 1.
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