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LOT 1732
British Stone Age Knapped Flint Arrowhead
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 4500-3500 B.P.
1 3/8 in. (5.36 grams, 36 mm).
Lentoid in section with triangular tip and fishtail tang. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound UK.
From the collection of a Bedfordshire, UK, lady.
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