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LOT 1647
British Stone Age Knapped Flint Knife Blade Group
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 6TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.P.
3 3/8 - 4 5/8 in. (30.7 grams total, 8.7-11.9 cm).
Two leaf-shaped knapped blades, one with remains of old early 20th century label to verso. [No Reserve]
Provenance
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.
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