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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.
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