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LOT 1565
Stone Age South Downs Polished Axehead
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/2 in. (168 grams, 90 mm).
Chert with broad butt and curved edge; chipped. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound South Downs, Sussex, UK.
Ex Buckinghamshire, UK, collection.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.N185; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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