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LOT 1604

Stone Age Tenerian Axe Head

NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6,000 B.P.

5 1/4 in. (261 grams, 13.3 cm).

Part-polished with a squared cutting edge and rounded butt. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Sahara, North Africa.
Acquired from a US-based collector.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.

CONDITION

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LOT 1604

Stone Age Tenerian Axe Head

Sold for (Inc. bp): £195

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