Neolithic axe head
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Object number
AR3508-14
| Object: |
Neolithic axe head
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| Material: |
Beige flint.
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| Period: |
Circa 4000 BC until 3300 BC. Early Neolithic. |
| Description: |
Neolithic axe head from Denmark. The tool has a slightly trapezoidal shape and is finely polished on all four sides. It is typologically a thin butted blade with a broad neck. The stone blade was once mounted and used as an axe. Some old chips indicate its practical use. |
| Dimensions: |
15.0cm long. 7.0cm wide at the tip of the blade, 5.5cm wide at the neck, 1.1cm thick at the neck.
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| Condition: |
Very good condition, all sides finely polished. Some chips on the neck and smaller chips distributed over the body. Inscriptions from previous owners "232.", "647", "18[...]" and "Aalborg", as well as a sticker from a previous owner with very faded inscription "6.4713, Hach[...] Aalborg Danemark".
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| Provenance: |
Acquired by us in 2022 on the French art market. Previously in the French private collection Lepage. Acquired between 1975 and 1989 at an art auction. Apparently a find from Aalborg in Denmark.
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| References: |
Cf. Petersen, Flint fra Danmarks oldtid, p. 106, no. 157. Cf. Jeg ser pa oldsager, p. 80, no. 169. Cf. Waldorf, Flint axes, p. 55, fig. 96. |
| Literature: |
P. V. Glob's classical book Danske Oldsager II. Yngre Stenalder gives a comprehensive overview on the Northern European New Stone Age.
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| Authenticity: |
We unconditionally guarantee the authenticity of every artefact, all items are subject to our lifetime return policy on authenticity.
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