Neolithic - Boat-Shaped Battle Axe > Lot No. 780

Description:
Danish Boat-Shaped, circa 4000 - 2000 BC. Lozenge-shaped or scaphoid in plan with blunted butt, rectangular cross-section, convex edges and one concave face; with central circular shaft hole.

Measurements:
295 grams, 132 mm.

Condition:
Very fine attractive condition.

References:
Lord McAlpine Antiquities from Europe and the Near East, p.75, 4.180-4.

Provenance:
From an old English collection.

Estimate: £150 - 200 (EUR 190 - 250; USD 240 - 320)

Auction date: Thursday 9th September 2010 at The Swedenborg Hall 20-21 Bloomsbury Way
London WC1A 2TH

Sold for: £140