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LOT 0512
Egyptian Flint Arrowhead Group
PREDYNASTIC PERIOD, NAQADA II, 4000-3150 B.C.
1 - 1 1/2 in. (11.2 grams total, 24-36 mm).
With triangular blade and napped recess to the lower edge. [6, No Reserve]
Provenance
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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