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LOT 1219
Stone Age Neolithic Knapped Flint Axe
CIRCA 6TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 3/8 in. (411 grams, 13.8 cm).
Of roughly elliptical form with a shallow triangular cross section and slightly convex cutting edge with rounded butt. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1970-1990.
Ex collection of a deceased gentleman by descent to his family.
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