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LOT 1228
Stone Age Neolithic Axehead
CIRCA 6TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 in. (67 grams, 50 mm).
Featuring a bell-shaped body; lentoid in section and angled towards the convex cutting edge. [No Reserve]
Provenance
German dealer since the 1990s.
Ex UK collection 2018.
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