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