Neolithic axe head
€330
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Object number
AR3507-03
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Neolithic axe head
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| Material: |
Light green rock with brown texture. Jadeite.
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| Period: |
4500 BC until 3500 BC. Neolithic. |
| Description: |
Small neolithic axe head from southern France. The tool has the shape of a trapezoidal wedge with pointed neck. Both sides 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: |
9.5cm long.
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| Condition: |
Beautifully polished surface on all sides. Some chips on the body and the cutting edge, including a larger chip on one side. Overall good condition. Sticker from the Artaud collection with "AH8" 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 AH8. Acquired in the 1970s in Aix en Provence, France.
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| Referenzen: |
Cf. Landesmuseum Württemberg, acc. no. A 987. 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. |
| Authenticity: |
We unconditionally guarantee the authenticity of every artefact, all items are subject to our lifetime return policy on authenticity.
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