Ca. 3000 BC.A boat-shaped axe head with a rounded butt and a central hole drilled in to accept a haft. During the Neolithic period, stone axes were a widely used tool for multiple different tasks: to clear forests for early farming, and to make space to grow crops. When needed, they were also used as a weapon.Size: L:140mm / W:55mm ; 600gProvenance: Property of a London collector; formerly in an old Austrian collection formed since the 1980s.