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LOT 0282
'The General Sir George Cockburn' Stone Age Polished Axehead
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 7/8 in. (416 grams, 12.5 cm).
Highly polished with slightly convex cutting edge, body tapering to a narrow square butt. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProbably from the collection of General Sir George Cockburn (1763-1947), Shanganagh Castle, Co. Wicklow, Ireland, sold at auction between 1935-1939.
LiteratureCf. MacGregor, A. ed., Antiquities From Europe and the Near East in the Collection of The Lord McAlpine of West Green, Oxford, 1987, no.5.7, for similar form.
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LOT 0282
'The General Sir George Cockburn' Stone Age Polished Axehead
Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
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