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LOT 1614
British Stone Age Knapped Flint Knife
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 250,000-150,000 B.P.
4 1/4 in. (50 grams, 11 cm).
Lentoid in section with knapped edges, rounded butt. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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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