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LOT 1260
Stone Age Pecked and Ground Axeheads and Fragment Group
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 8TH-5TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 1/2 - 4 1/2 in. (1.14 kg total, 6.4-11.4 cm).
Comprising mostly fragments of pecked and ground stone axes, with a knapped thin-bladed and polished edge type. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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