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August 2019: Historica & Metal Detecting Auction(#162) 27/08/2019 10:00 AM BST CLOSED!

Lot 207 of 381: A complete knapped and partially polished flint or chert axehead of probable Neolithic date, c. 4000-2500 BC. The axe is of broadly sub-rectangular form, with a tapered butt and straight sides which extend into a slightly convex cutting edge. Regular bifacial removals extend down the edges of the axe on both faces, though these become less and less pronounced towards its 'business end'-where the axe has been polished to a fine degree of sharpness. Manufactured on a piece of fine-grained flint or

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Lot closed - unsold (1 bid)
Estimate: £100 - £120

August 2019: Historica & Metal Detecting Auction(#162)  27/08/2019 10:00 AM BST  CLOSED!