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LOT 1526
Stone Age Tenerian Pecked Celt Axe
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 9TH-7TH MILLENNIUM B.P.
6 1/4 in. (488 grams, 16 cm).
With round-section butt and shank, flat edge; marked 'AX8'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom South Central Sahara.
From the estate of late Aberdeenshire collector.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
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