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LOT 1644
Stone Age Thick-Butted Polished Axe Head
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 5500-2200 B.P.
6 in. (411 grams, 15.2 cm).
Worked on all sides to a slightly asymmetrical profile with rectangular cross-section; irregular butt and rounded cutting edge, sides knapped but not polished; butt roughly retouched on surface and edges for attachment of the haft; edge chipped; light grey flint with darker and lighter hues and white spots and patches.
Provenance
Hervé Bouraly, Paris, between 1965-1974.
Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00134589.
Literature
Cf. MacGregor, A. (ed.), Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection of Lord McAlpine of West Green, Oxford, 1987, item 4.125, for type.
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LOT 1644
Stone Age Thick-Butted Polished Axe Head
Estimate £350 - 550€410 - 640 (for guidance only)$470 - 740 (for guidance only)
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