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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]
ProvenanceFound 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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