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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]
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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Neolithic Period, circa 5000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Knapped light grey flint with remaining cortex handle, old collector's number to verso: '109'. 33.25 grams, 48 mm
Found Thames Valley in the 19th century. From an antiquarian Palaeolithic study collection, Shropshire, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
