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LOT 1241
Stone Age Knapped and Pecked Axehead Group
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 8TH-5TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 - 7 in. (1.07 kg total, 5.2-18 cm).
Comprising of two slender knapped stone axes, with a large pecked type (spalled from cutting edge) and two ground pestle or similar implements. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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