Stone Age French Bifacially Knapped Chert Lanceolate Axe
Neolithic Period, 6th-4th millennium B.C. With convex cutting edge tapering to a rounded butt; with inked 'neolithique / bretteville le rabat / hache biface / dec 1981' in four lines. Cf. Evans, Sir J., The Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain, London, 2nd edition, 1897, figure 23, for a similar British example.438 grams, 17.5 cm (6 7/8 in.). Bretteville le Rabet 1991. From an old French collection. Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of a South West London, UK, collector.