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LOT 1596
Large Stone Age Flint Arrowhead
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 6TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.P.
1 7/8 in. (15.1 grams, 48 mm).
Triangular in plan and lentoid in section with broad tang to the rear. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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British Stone Age Knapped Flint Waisted Point
Middle Palaeolithic Period, Mousterian circa 150,000-60,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Leaf-shaped in plan and triangular in section; remains of old early 20th century label to verso. 49.7 grams, 10.2 cm
From an old West Country, UK, collection, sold at auction. From the private collection of a West Midlands lady collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Stone Age 'Antrim' Porcellanite Chisel, Scraper and Burnisher
Neolithic Period, 6th-4th millennium B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Comprising: ovate scraper with inked 'Larne 1972' and '1910-104', '54' to reverse; subrectangular burnisher with inked 'N7'; Broad chisel blade with inked 'M9-102'. 120 grams total, 51-81 mm
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