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LOT 1540
British Stone Age Knapped Arrowhead
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 6000-4500 B.C.
3 3/8 x 2 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. (110 grams, 87 x 59 x 33 mm).
Scaphoid in plan and lentoid in section with inked collector's number '2.00'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Kent, UK.
Ex P. Watson collection, UK, 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Stone Age Large Leaf-Shaped Arrowhead Collection
Neolithic Period, circa 6th-4th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Comprising mostly bifacial and uniface leaf-shaped flint and chert arrowheads; probably from the Sahara region of North Africa. 127 grams total, 24-37 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Mesolithic Period, circa 14000-8000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Each with much cortex remaining and pencilled 'IOW' notation. 347 grams total, 92-99 mm
Found Isle of Wight, Hampshire, UK. From a Leicestershire, UK, collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Danish Stone Age Mesolithic Flaked Adze
Mesolithic Period, circa 10,000-6000 B.C .Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Lentoid in section with rounded butt and broad edge. 268 grams, 13.1 cm
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