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LOT 1209
Stone Age Polished Bretagne Stone Axehead
4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 1/8 in. (220 grams, 13 cm).
Comprising a wedge-shaped, lentoid-section body; old hand written collection label: 'Douadic' to one face. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceOld French collection until 2018.
Ex UK collection.
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