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LOT 1502
Stone Age 'Langdale Tuff' Green Stone Axe Head
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 4000 YEARS B.P.
4 1/2 in. (312 grams, 11.5 cm).
Polished cordate form with narrow butt; green stone from Cumbria. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market between 1994-2004.
From the collection of a Stirlingshire, UK, gentleman.
Acquired on the UK art market.
From the collection of a Norfolk, UK, lady collector.
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