Neolithic, 6th-4th millennium BC. A ground axe with polished cutting edge, the bluntly pointed butt tapering to convex cutting edge; in a grey-green basalt. Cf. Evans, Sir J., The Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain, London, 2nd edition, 1897, fig.67, for similar material and form. 252 grams, 13.5cm (5 1/4"). Property of a London gentleman; formerly in a 1960s UK collection. [No Reserve]