Patinated Danish neolithic Neolithic axe, c. 3000 BC
browse these categories for related items...
Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Pre AD 1000: Item # 1491400
Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Pre AD 1000: Item # 1491400
$195.00
An attractive unpolished, thinbladed Danish neolithic axe dating to late 4th-early 3rd mill BC.
Very nicely knapping details on the sides and old collection tag - Found at Mols, Jylland.
Size: c. 17,4 cm. in length.
Condition: Good VF, choice axe with a lovely brown patina. a few minor chips.
Provenance: Castle Gardener Peder Søren Petersen (1882–1964). Mainly found between WWI and WWII at Sværdborg mose (eng. marsh) and Køng mose at Southern Zealand and on Fyen. Many pieces with individual tags and the collection was checked by the Danish National Museum and they took out a number of items for the museum.
This item comes with a standard export license, when shipped outside Denmark. The license will be issued after sale - estimated delivery of the item with official license is 2-4 weeks after the sale.
Very nicely knapping details on the sides and old collection tag - Found at Mols, Jylland.
Size: c. 17,4 cm. in length.
Condition: Good VF, choice axe with a lovely brown patina. a few minor chips.
Provenance: Castle Gardener Peder Søren Petersen (1882–1964). Mainly found between WWI and WWII at Sværdborg mose (eng. marsh) and Køng mose at Southern Zealand and on Fyen. Many pieces with individual tags and the collection was checked by the Danish National Museum and they took out a number of items for the museum.
This item comes with a standard export license, when shipped outside Denmark. The license will be issued after sale - estimated delivery of the item with official license is 2-4 weeks after the sale.
