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LOT 2814
Danish Stone Age Knapped Flint Sickle Group
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 4,500-3,500 B.P.
2 7/8 - 4 1/8 in. (55.5 grams total, 7.2-10.5 cm).
Comprising two knabbed sickles with slender curved body and pointed ends. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired as part of a collection of Danish Neolithic flint artefacts from a Swedish auction house.
From the private collection of a S.W. London, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2814
Danish Stone Age Knapped Flint Sickle Group
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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