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LOT 1225
Stone Age Polished Blackstone Axehead
NEOLITHIC, 6TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
7 7/8 in. (289 grams, 20 cm).
Of slender, wedge-shaped form with chamfered, convex cutting edge and angled butt. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Private UK collection formed 1990s-2000s.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, teacher.
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