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LOT 1200
Stone Age Neolithic Knapped Axehead
CIRCA 4TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 in. (117 grams, 10 cm).
Wedge-shaped in plan with a lentoid cross-section, convex cutting edge and butt. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK.
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