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LOT 0452
Egyptian Stone Age Knapped Tool and Arrowhead Collection
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 11,000-5,200 B.P.
1 3/4 - 3 7/8 in. (97 grams total, 45-98 mm).
Comprising a tanged arrowhead, three leaf-shaped tools, a tongue-shaped with a fading inked inscription, one triangular-shaped with knapped edge. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of A.D. Passmore (1879-1958), his collection of flints from the area of Stonehenge was donated to the Ashmolean Museum in the 1950s.
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
Accompanied by a copy of an old handwritten information card by Peter Clayton.
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LOT 0452
Egyptian Stone Age Knapped Tool and Arrowhead Collection
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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From the collection of A.D. Passmore (1879-1958), his collection of flints from the area of Stonehenge was donated to the Ashmolean Museum in the 1950s. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. Accompanied by a copy of an old handwritten information card by Peter Clayton. -
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