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LOT 1601
Stone Age Polished Stone Axehead
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6,000 B.P.
3 1/4 in. (206 grams, 82 mm).
Tongue-shaped in plan and lentoid in profile; fine polished finish. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK private collection since at least 1946.
Property of a West London, UK, gentleman.
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