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LOT 1600

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).

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.

CONDITION

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LOT 1600

Stone Age Knapped Axehead Reworked into a Blade Nucleus

Sold for (Inc. bp): £33

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