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LOT 1562

British Stone Age Knapped Flint Waisted Point

MIDDLE PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, MOUSTERIAN CIRCA 150,000-60,000 B.P.

4 in. (49.7 grams, 10.2 cm).

Leaf-shaped in plan and triangular in section; 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.

CONDITION

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LOT 1562

British Stone Age Knapped Flint Waisted Point

Sold for (Inc. bp): £111

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