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LOT 1479
Stone Age Tenerian Culture Axehead
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 7500-5300 B.C.
4 3/8 in. (390 grams, 11.2 cm).
A large pecked and ground axehead with a curved cutting edge and a narrow rounded butt. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a private French collection formed in the 1960s–1970s.
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