An ancient Nordic Neolithic stone axe head with sharp blade and blunt back, drilled through with a shaft hole.
Scandinavia.
Ca. 3500 - 1700 BC.
Length: 7 7/8 in. (20 cm.)
Formerly in the David R. Russell collection, author of Antique Woodworking Tools, Their Craftsmanship from the Earliest Times to the Twentieth Century (2010).