Lot #289 - A Nordic Neolithic (Danish) thin-butted axe of trapezoid outline
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Auction House:Mossgreen
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Sale Name:The Collection of Michael Ball AO
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Sale Date:05 Feb 2017 ~ 12noon
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Lot #:289
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Lot Description:A Nordic Neolithic (Danish) thin-butted axe of trapezoid outline
of unpolished dark brown flint with traces of cortex on both faces, bearing paper label of McAlpine Collection, 4000 - 2000 BC
23.4 cm Length -
Provenance:The Collection of the Lord McAlpine of West Green (M1775). Purchased by Lord McAlpine in Copenhagen.
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References:"Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection of The Lord McAlpine of West Green", Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 1987 (No. 4.8 p.57)
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Estimate:A$800 - 1,200
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Realised Price:
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Category:Antiquities
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