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LOT 1119
Stone Age Neolithic Axe and Chisel Group
CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 - 5 7/8 in. (560 grams total, 5-15 cm).
Group comprising: a knapped bifacial axe, the cutting edge portion of a finely polished axe and the cutting tip of a finely polished concave edge chisel; all in flint. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired in the 1990s.
UK private collection.
Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.
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