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LOT 1499
Stone Age Polished Axehead Group
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/2 - 2 3/4 in. (224 grams total, 39-70 mm).
Group of four trapezoidal axeheads, each with a gently curved cutting edge. [4, 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.
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