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LOT 0339
Stone Age Knapped Flint Axehead
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6000 B.P.
5 1/4 in. (389 grams, 13.5 cm).
Regularly formed with parallel long sides and rounded corners; inked findspot 'Clery' and number '67' to reverse.
Provenance
Acquired in the 1970s-1990s.
From the collection of the famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023).
Acquired on the UK art market at auction after being sold by Mr Brox’s family.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.
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LOT 0339
Stone Age Knapped Flint Axehead
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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