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LOT 0313
Stone Age Polished Hand Axe
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 5500-2200 B.P.
5 1/8 in. (489 grams, 13 cm).
Rectangular in section with a narrow rounded butt and asymmetrical curved edge; pitted surface; old collector's labels 'France (Bourgogne)', 'Saulieu, Côte d'Or', 'N15621'.
Provenance
Ex Hervé Bouraly, Saint Ouen, France, between 1965-1990.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Literature
Cf. MacGregor, A. (ed.), Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection of Lord McAlpine of West Green, Oxford, 1987, item 5.24, for type.
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