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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]
ProvenanceFrom 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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Opening Bid: £75
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French Stone Age Mousterian Flint Drill
Neolithic Period, circa 6,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Triangular in section and in plan with a broad butt and a sharp point. 20.86 grams, 55 mm
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'Published Lord McAlpine' Stone Age Polished Axe Head
Neolithic Period, circa 6,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
A thin-butted handaxe of trapezoidal outline in dark brown flint; marked 'M1784'. 156 grams, 10.4 cm
From the private collection of Lord McAlpine of West Green, UK. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.
