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LOT 1107
Stone Age Neolithic Polished Axehead
CIRCA 4TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
7 1/8 in. (271 grams, 18 cm).
A finely polished, slightly asymmetric axe with thin body tapering to a pointed butt with convex cutting edge in a mottled granite; possibly from northern Britain. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s.
UK private collection.
Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.
Cf. Evans, Sir John, The Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain, London, 2nd edition, 1897, figure 52a, for a very similar example.
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Danish Stone Age Neolithic Thin Butted Axe
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A finely polished axe with tapering square sides and convex cutting edge. this edge with contemporary re-working by knapping. 373 grams, 16.6 cm
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Stone Age Neolithic Implement Collection
Circa 4th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
A group comprising: the substantial tip of a finely knapped bifacial knife/dagger with old collector number '1966'; a small polished chisel with square sides and slightly convex cutting edge and a small axe with tapered sides and deeply convex cutting edge; the first two of Danish workmanship, the third possibly from further south. 130 grams total, 6.7-11.1 cm
Acquired 1990s. Private UK dealer. Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.
