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LOT 1433
Stone Age Pierced Stone Boat-Shaped Battle Axehead
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 3/4 in. (517 grams, 12.2 cm).
With slightly convex cutting edge, square butt; steeply angled edge to one face, gentle curve to the underside. [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.
Cf. Evans, Sir J., Ancient Stone Implements of Great Britain, 2nd edition, 1897, items 55, 56, 66.
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