Neolithic, 3000-1500 BC. A fully bifacial knapped axehead of oval section and asymmetrical form in variable grey flint with small amount of cortex to butt; the convex cutting and sides showing fine retouching. 397 grams, 13.5cm (5 1/4"). Property of a gentleman, by descent from the vendor's father, who formed his collection in the 1990s; found Lincolnshire, UK, in 1988. Cf. Adkins and Jackson, Neolithic Stone and Flint Axes from the River Thames, no. 350 for a similar example.

Very fine condition.