Large Danish Stone Age Neolithic Thin Butted Axe
Dolman Period, 3700-3300 B.C. A deeply knapped and part polished axe with square sides and convex cutting edge, this edge with contemporary re-working by knapping, in grey chert; with old collector labels '186' and 'Danewerk lumb 2000' to faces. Cf. Glob, P. V., Danske Oldsager II, Yngre Stenalder, Copenhagen, 1952, no.228, for type. 767 grams, 20.5 cm (8 in.). Acquired 1980s.French private collection before 2020.Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.