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LOT 1657
British Stone Age Knapped Flint Ovate Knife
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 6TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.P.
2 3/4 in. (26.15 grams, 70 mm).
With neatly trimmed cutting edge, narrow 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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LOT 1657
British Stone Age Knapped Flint Ovate Knife
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
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Opening Bid: £125
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Attributed to Homo Heidelbergensis. -
Large British Stone Age Knapped Flint Barbed and Tanged Arrowhead
Neolithic-Bronze Age Period, 4th-3rd millennium B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Lentoid in profile with carefully knapped cutting edge, square-ended barbs. 12.2 grams, 67 mm
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. -
Stone Age Flint Arrowhead Group
Neolithic Period, circa 5000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Two arrowheads, one ovate and one with rounded base. 3.35 grams total, 25-33 mm
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