Stone Age Polished Hand Axe. Neolithic Period, circa 5500-2200 B.P. Rectangular in section with a narrow rounded butt and asymmetrical curved edge; pitted surface; old collector's labels 'France (Bourgogne)', 'Saulieu, Côte d'Or', 'N15621'. Cf. MacGregor, A. (ed.), Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection of Lord McAlpine of West Green, Oxford, 1987, item 5.24, for type. 489 grams, 13 cm (5 1/8 in.). (For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price.) Ex Hervé Bouraly, Saint Ouen, France, between 1965-1990.