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LOT 1572
Stone Age Pecked Axehead
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6TH MILLENNIUM B.P.
5 1/2 in. (540 grams, 13.9 cm).
With a curved blade and a narrow, rounded butt. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the late collection of gentleman from Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK, whose collection was formed from the late 1980s-early 1990s.
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