A Neolithic Basalt Battle Axe

A Neolithic Basalt Battle Axe

Denmark, Single Grave Period - Dagger Period, Circa 2800-1700 B.C.

Length 7 1/8 inches (18.1 cm).
Antiquities & Ancient Art
Provenance:
Peter Sharrer, prior to 1993.
Frederick Schultz Ancient Art, New York, 1993 (Power Tools: The Stone Age and Bronze Age in North Europe, no. 79).
Private Collection, New York.
with Colnaghi Gallery, New York, 2023 (Carved Stones from Prehistory: The Art of Early Toolmaking, no. 62).
[With collection labels: "2765" (in ink), "9208" (on label), and "A10391" (in white paint)]