Large Danish Stone Age Neolithic Thin Butted Axe
Dolman Period, 3700-3300 B.C. A very finely polished axe with square edges and convex cutting edge, in yellow-brown flint with evidence of use as a 'strike-a-light' to the butt; with old collector label '179' to face. Cf. Glob, P. V., Danske Oldsager II, Yngre Stenalder, Copenhagen, 1952, no.228, for type. 758 grams, 20.5 cm (8 in.). Acquired 1990s.French private collection before 2020.Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.