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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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