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LOT 1708
African Stone Age Knapped Knife
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6000 B.P.
4 1/4 in. (25.5 grams, 10.7 cm).
Parallel-sided lanceolate blade with sharply tapering point. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom El Golea, Africa.
Ex old German collection formed in the 1970s by Dr J Fehkhaber.
Acquired on the European art market.
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