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LOT 1537
Stone Age 'York' Polished Axehead Group
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 3/8 - 4 in. (441 grams total, 85-101 mm).
Comprising one trapezoidal in profile with square butt, one similar with waisted profile and narrow butt, one squat with broad butt; one with faint inked inscription: 'KINGSTON / YORK'. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
One found Kingston, York, UK.
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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