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LOT 1607
British Stone Age Knapped Flint Barbed and Tanged Arrowhead
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 6TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.P.
1 5/8 in. (2.99 grams, 42 mm).
Lentoid in section with triangular tip and D-shaped tang. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound whilst field walking near Snettisham, Suffolk, UK, circa 2000.
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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LOT 1607
British Stone Age Knapped Flint Barbed and Tanged Arrowhead
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
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Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
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Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £514
Knapped axe with slender butt. 305 grams, 18.5 cm
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The beautiful slender form would suggest that it was not a functional axe but one for use during a ceremony, or used as a grave offering. -
British Stone Age Knapped Flint Knife
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 250,000-150,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Lentoid in section with knapped edges, rounded butt. 50 grams, 11 cm
From an old West Country, UK, collection, sold at auction. From the private collection of a West Midlands lady collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
