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LOT 1646
Stone Age Double-Sided Axehead
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
7 1/8 in. (738 grams total including stand, axehead: 18.2 cm).
Boat-shaped in plan with central drilling; small chip to on edge; mounted on a custom-made stand.
ProvenancePrivate collection, Raguse, Switzerland.
with Kölner Munzkabinett, Germany, before 2016.
Private European collection.
Accompanied by a copy of the 2016 invoice.
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