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LOT 1616

Stone Age Indian Polished Axe Hammer

NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER

5 3/8 in. (310 grams, 13.5 cm).

With narrow edge, ellipsoid-section body, pointed butt. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Sheravoys Hills, Madras, India, circa 1922.
Acquired Hemel Hempstead, UK, 31st April 2004.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.N153; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.

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LOT 1616

Stone Age Indian Polished Axe Hammer

Sold for (Inc. bp): £13

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