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LOT 2146
Stone Age Papuan Polished Black Stone Axehead
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
10 in. (1.4 kg, 25.5 cm).
Lentoid in section with broad curved cutting edge, narrow rounded butt. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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LOT 2146
Stone Age Papuan Polished Black Stone Axehead
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
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