Stone Age Danish Antler Hafted Axehead

Early Neolithic, 8000-6000 BP. A knapped axe with very light polish to convex cutting edge only, of rectangular-section with parallel edges and a square butt, in a mottled grey flint; with a socket from a shaped and hollowed-out section of deer antler, this for mounting in a wooden haft. Cf. Glob, P. V., Danske Oldsager II, Yngre Stenalder, Copenhagen, 1952, no.245, for similar form.242 grams total, 7.4-12cm (3 - 4 3/4"). Property of a London gentleman; formerly in a 1960s UK collection.[2]
Condition Report: Fine condition. Rare.