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LOT 0343
Stone Age 'Giant's Causeway' Polished Green Stone Hand Axe
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/2 in. (235 grams, 90 mm).
Lentoid in section and trapezoidal in plan; old inked find spot legend 'Giants Causeway / IRE 94'. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Giant's Causeway, Northern Ireland, 1894.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.N161; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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LOT 0343
Stone Age 'Giant's Causeway' Polished Green Stone Hand Axe
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,235
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