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LOT 1576
Stone Age Polished Adze
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 3/8 in. (379 grams, 11.3 cm).
Finely crafted and polished with broad bevelled cutting edge. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from a private Buckingham, UK, collection.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.N183; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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