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LOT 1508
Stone Age 'Normandy' Polished Axe Head
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 6000-4000 YEARS B.P.
4 3/4 in. (140 grams, 12.1 cm).
Lentoid-section polished flint blade with narrow rounded point. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Normandy, France.
From an old French collection formed 1910-1920s.
From the collection of a Norfolk, UK, lady collector.
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