Neolithic axe head
€300
available
Object number
AR3507-01
| Object: |
Neolithic axe head
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| Material: |
Dark rock. Nephrite jade.
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| Period: |
5500 BC until 2200 BC. Neolithic. |
| Description: |
Small neolithic axe head from southern France. The tool has the shape of a trapezoidal wedge. Both sides of the cutting edge are finely polished. The stone blade was once mounted and used as an axe. Some old chips indicate its practical use.
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| Dimensions: |
7.5cm long.
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| Condition: |
Some chips on the body and the blade. Overall good condition. Sticker from the Artaud collection with "AH3" printed on it.
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| Provenance: |
Acquired by us in 2022 on the French art market. Previously in the French Artaud family collection, collection number AH3. Acquired in the 1970s in Aix en Provence, France.
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| Referenzen: |
Cf. A. MacGregor, Antiquities from Europe and the Near East (1987), p. 87, nos. 5.22 and 5.23. Cf. Muséum de Toulouse, acc. no. MHNT PRE.2009.0.217.1. Similar U. Weller, Äxte und Beile, pp. 66f, no. 3.2.2. |
| Authenticity: |
We unconditionally guarantee the authenticity of every artefact, all items are subject to our lifetime return policy on authenticity.
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