Ancient Stone Neolithic Skeuomorph - Fatjanovo Culture Granite Battle Axe Hammer
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:8492 | Provenance: AP Private Collection formed in the 1990s |
| Type: Axes | Colour: Grey |
| Material: Stone |
Visit Our ShopAdd To Saved SellersJoin Our NewsletterContact UsAncient Stone Neolithic Skeuomorph - Fatjanovo Culture Granite Battle Axe HammerDescriptionDate: Circa: 3rd MillenniumBCSize: 18.6 cm long:6.3 cm wide toshaft: Blade 5.8 cm long: Hammer 3.4 cm: Aperture 2.4 cm diametre: at 838grams:A well-crafted and highly polished boat-shapedaxe in pale green-stone or granite hard stone, with expanded asymmetric convexcutting-edge tapering to the shoulders and a colla...red ‘hammer’ butt, drilled toreceive a handle / pole. This is an very fine example of its type and isan excellent specimen for collection and display:Reference: with the kind assistance of a private academic* who has helped me greatly to appreciate the subtle differencesbetween Northern European and, Eastern European material of this age and withsimilar design technologies: *[owner of the largest private Neolithic collection in Denmark, and Associated to the Danish Archaeological Museum South Denmark / National Museum].Condition – Extremely Fine -Display Standard. The axe-hammer is completewith two areas of contemporary flaking error, which probably occurred duringthe making of the axe. There is some small aperture wear to the base, all ofwhich is in keeping with the approximate 6, 000 years age of this example: Allsurface show excellent smooth polished wear and prehistoric stone patination:Please see my macro-generated photography for the item’s visual specifics:Provenance: From a private German collection;previously acquired before 1970. The axe is certainly an original from theBaltic regions having been visually appreciated by possibly the highestEuropean authority in material, and of this type:Copyright Ancient Pasts | All rights reservedShippingUK Royal Mail Special Delivery: International Royal Mail Tracked and Signed:ReturnsAvailable please contact us for Terms and Conditions:PaymentWe accept payment via Debit & Credit Card and PayPal. All transactions are 100% secure.
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