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LOT 1652
Stone Age Polished Axe Head
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6,000 B.P.
4 1/2 in. (205 grams, 11.5 cm).
Finely polished and lentoid in section with tapering form, narrow butt and curved cutting edge. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the Oise area in Northern France.
From a collection purchased on the UK art market.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.
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