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LOT 1933
Stone Age Polished Black Stone Axe Head
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6000 B.P.
4 7/8 in. (418 grams, 12.3 cm).
Rectangular in plan with eccentric chisel edge, square butt. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection purchased on the UK art market in the 2020s.
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Cordate in profile and lentoid in section with a broad cutting edge. 70.70 grams, 68.22 mm
Fontmaure, Vienne department, France. Acquired in the 1970s-1990s. From the collection of the famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023). Acquired on the UK art market at auction after being sold by Mr Brox’s family. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.
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