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LOT 1736

British Worked Mixed Stone Tool Group

PALAEOLITHIC-BRONZE AGE PERIOD, CIRCA 200,000-3RD MILLENNIUM B.P.

1 1/8 - 3 3/4 in. (764 grams total, 29-94 mm).

Scrapers and other blades, some with findspot information. [22, No Reserve]

Provenance

Found on various sites in North East Essex, UK, since 1983.
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 1736

British Worked Mixed Stone Tool Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £26

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