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LOT 1479
Stone Age Knapped Axehead Group
MESOLITHIC-NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 10,000-4000 B.P.
4 - 5 in. (287 grams total, 10.2-12.7 cm).
Comprising: teardrop-shaped burin with polished faces; triangular-section blade with rounded ends. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
Previously acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of a Kent, UK, collector.
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