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Neolithic axe head

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Object number
AR3508-14
Object: Neolithic axe head

Material: Beige flint.

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.

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".

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.

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.

Authenticity: We unconditionally guarantee the authenticity of every artefact, all items are subject to our lifetime return policy on authenticity.