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LOT 2848
Icklingham British Stone Age Knapped Flint Knife
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6,000 B.P.
2 in. (12.8 grams, 53.5 mm).
Rectangular-shaped in plan and plano-convex in profile, with rounded ends. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Icklingham, Suffolk, UK.
From a private collection.
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LOT 2848
Icklingham British Stone Age Knapped Flint Knife
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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