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LOT 0002
Large Egyptian Stone Age Knapped Curved Saw Blade from Thebes
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 11,000-5,200 B.P.
6 3/4 in. (80.5 grams, 17 cm).
Large ripple-flaked blade with a curving, serrated cutting edge. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Thebes.
From the collection of A.D. Passmore (1879-1958); his collection of flints for 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 0002
Large Egyptian Stone Age Knapped Curved Saw Blade from Thebes
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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