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LOT 1506
Egyptian Knapped Flint and Chert Tool Group
MESOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 15TH-10TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 1/2 - 3 3/4 in. (312 grams total, 66-97 mm).
Comprising an ovate flint scraper, domed and with elements of the original cortex still in situ, and a smaller chert cordiform handaxe; inked inscription 'Nile' to verso, and '#745.' to verso. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
Cf. MacGregor, A. (ed.), Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection of Lord MacAlpine of West Green, Oxford, 1987, items 1.11 and 1.14, for types.
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