Stone Age British Knapped Flint Axehead
Mesolithic Period, 15th-10th millennium B.C. Being a slender knapped flint axe of generally triangular cross-section with convex cutting edge tapering slightly to a rounded butt; in a white patinated grey-brown flint as typically seen with chalk downland finds in southern England. See Palmer, Susan, Mesolithic Cultures of Britain, Dolphin, 1977, pp.92-93, for similar examples. 129 grams, 13.5 cm (5 3/8 in.).
UK gallery, early 2000s. [No Reserve]
Price realized | 35 GBP |
Starting price | 5 GBP |
Estimate | 50 GBP |