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LOT 1567
Stone Age Drilled Green Stone Axe from Lake Constance
EARLY BRONZE AGE, CIRCA 3000 B.C.
5 3/8 in. (288 grams, 13.6 cm).
Finely polished long axehead with narrow edge and hammer face to rear.
ProvenanceFound Lake Constance.
From a collection acquired on the European art market.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, collector.
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