Extremely Large Stone Age 'Melton Constable' Knapped Flint Axe Head
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Neolithic Period, circa 4000 years B.P. Biconvex in section with square butt an broad cutting edge, regular in shape. Cf. MacGregor, A. (ed.), Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection of Lord MacAlpine of West Green, Oxford, 1987, item 4.192, for type. 1.3 kg, 22 cm (8 5/8 in.).
Found whilst fieldwalking in the Melton Constable area, Norfolk, UK, in the 1960s; thence by descent to the finder's daughter. From the collection of a Norfolk, UK, lady collector.
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Found whilst fieldwalking in the Melton Constable area, Norfolk, UK, in the 1960s; thence by descent to the finder's daughter. From the collection of a Norfolk, UK, lady collector.
[No Reserve]
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Extremely Large Stone Age 'Melton Constable' Knapped Flint Axe Head
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