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LOT 1589
Stone Age French Polished Green Stone Axehead
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
6 1/2 in. (369 grams, 16.5 cm).
Slender with a narrow rounded butt and shallow cutting edge; chipped; old collector's label 'H Veysie, F[rance]'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceBelieved to be ex H. Veysie collection, France.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.N187; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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LOT 1589
Stone Age French Polished Green Stone Axehead
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
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