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LOT 1600
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
STONE AGE KNAPPED AXEHEAD REWORKED INTO A BLADE NUCLEUS
NEOLITHIC-BRONZE AGE, 6TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.P.
3 5/8 in. (194 grams, 94 mm).
NEOLITHIC-BRONZE AGE, 6TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.P.
3 5/8 in. (194 grams, 94 mm).
Knapped flint axehead broken at the edge, with lateral flakes removed for the production of knife blades. [No Reserve]
PROVENANCE:
Ex Alan Cherry, Bournemouth, UK.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.BA1A; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
Accompanied by an old Alan Cherry dealer's ticket.
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