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LOT 1219
Stone Age Massive Implement Collection
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 8TH-5TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 - 12 3/4 in. (3 kg total, 12.6-32.5 cm).
Comprising a massive axe-shaped stone implement trimmed by knapping, with two pecked and ground stone hand implements, possibly for use with a saddle-type stone quern. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
UK gallery, early 2000s.
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