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LOT 1568
Stone Age Polished Flint Axehead
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 6TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.P.
6 1/4 in. (486 grams, 16 cm).
Piriform in plan and lentoid in section, tapering towards the square butt; broad crescentic blade.
Provenance
Found Stowmarket, Suffolk, UK.
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LOT 1568
Stone Age Polished Flint Axehead
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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