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LOT 0272
Stone Age Polished Mottled Greenstone Axehead
NEOLITHIC, 6TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
9 1/2 in. (729 grams total, 24 cm high including stand).
With a broadly wedge-shaped plan and rounded surfaces, convex cutting edge and natural butt; accompanied by a custom-made display stand.
Provenance
Acquired UK market.
Property of a Kent collector.
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