STONE AGE BRITISH KNAPPED AND POLISHED FLINT AXEHEAD Neolithic, 4th-3rd millennium BC A knapped and polished flint axehead with rounded butt and straight edge; a portion of the the original weathered nodule surface remains visible. 163 grams, 94mm (3 3/4"). Very fine condition. Provenance From a private collection; acquired in the 1980s. Footnotes The weathered surface shows that the original flint nodule came from a dry climate, as the weathering is classic of desert wind erosion.
STONE AGE BRITISH KNAPPED AND POLISHED FLINT AXEHEAD Neolithic, 4th-3rd millennium BC A knapped and polished flint axehead with rounded butt and straight edge; a portion of the the original weathered nodule surface remains visible. 163 grams, 94mm (3 3/4"). Very fine condition. Provenance From a private collection; acquired in the 1980s. Footnotes The weathered surface shows that the original flint nodule came from a dry climate, as the weathering is classic of desert wind erosion.
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