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LOT 1595
Stone Age Polished Handaxe
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6000 B.P.
5 3/4 in. (368 grams, 14.5 cm).
Square in section with broad edge and rounded butt. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection built in the mid 1900s.
Acquired on the European art market.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.
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