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LOT 1583

Stone Age Polished Basalt Axehead

NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.

4 3/4 in. (283 grams, 12 cm).

Rectangular in section with thick butt, bevelled cutting edge; old collector's reference 'N1' to butt. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Possibly Scottish.
Acquired from Stephen Murray, Blackburn, West Lothian, Scotland, in 1979.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.N1; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.

Accompanied by copies of two old photographs, and two letters from the Royal Scottish Museum, and one from the British Museum regarding this axehead, all dated 1978/9.

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LOT 1583

Stone Age Polished Basalt Axehead

Sold for (Inc. bp): £98

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