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LOT 1700
Iron Age Celtic Sandstone Hammer Stone
CIRCA 400 A.D.
5 1/8 in. (1.25 kg, 13 cm).
Large cobble with flattened striking face; old collector's legend to one side. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired from S. Murray.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.IA2; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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