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LOT 1623

Stone Age Part Polished Flint Axe Head

NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6000 B.P.

4 1/2 in. (116 grams, 11.6 cm).

A well made, part polished example with beautiful colours. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Ventoupe, France.
From an old large French collection.
Acquired on the European art market.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION

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LOT 1623

Stone Age Part Polished Flint Axe Head

Sold for (Inc. bp): £85

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