A Neolithic carved stone ax head Scandinavian, circa 6000-5000 BCE
The British Museum estimate this axe to be between 7 000 - 8000 (neolithic) years old. Found by a relative in the sand close to a river 120 years ago in the south of Sweden. Head with white marks from tendons when the axe attached to a shaft.
13 cm long. Edge 4,5 cm wide. Head 1,3 cm.
Inherited
Yes
Hi Marcel,
Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry.
I'm not a specialist in Neolithic artifacts but am happy to conditionally defer expertise to the specialists your consulted at the British Museum. What I can say is that other Neolithic European ax-heads that have come to AUCTION in recent years (not that there have been many of them) have sold between $500-1,500, depending on condition and provenance.
Based on the photos and information provided, and subject to examination, this is:
A Neolithic carved stone ax head
Scandinavian, circa 6000-5000 BCE
Of tapered form.
Length: 13 cm (5-1/8 inches)
CONDITION: This appears to be in generally good condition
PROVENANCE: Inherited
$ 500-1500*
*represents a fair-market value for auction purposes; retail or asking price may vary.
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~ Delia
