Description:

Northern Europe, Denmark, Neolithic period, ca. 3900 to 1700 BCE. A beautiful hand axe exhibiting mottled orange, copper, and gray hues. The sturdy tool exhibits a thick, heavily polished body, a rough butt end, and a tapered blade head with a sharpened edge. The polished blade is part of the technology that marked Neolithic life in northwestern Europe, alongside farming, pottery, and longhouses. Size: 5.5" L x 1.75" W x 1.25" H (14 cm x 4.4 cm x 3.2 cm)

Provenance: private Reinsmoen collection, Clear Lake, Iowa, USA, acquired through descent from Robert Anderson, acquired prior to 2000

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  • Condition: Nicks and abrasions commensurate with age, otherwise intact and very good. Nice surface smoothness throughout.

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