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LOT 2942
Icklingham British Stone Age Knapped Flint Strike-a-Light
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6,000 B.P.
3 3/8 in. (26.2 grams, 85 mm).
Slender, tongue-shaped in plan, with a tapering end; inked legend 'Icklingham' on one side and the number '498' on the other. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Icklingham, Suffolk, UK.
From a private collection.
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LOT 2942
Icklingham British Stone Age Knapped Flint Strike-a-Light
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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