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LOT 1525
Large Stone Age Orange Jasper Knife Blade
ORANIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 15,000-9,000 B.P.
6 3/4 in. (156 grams, 17.2 cm).
Scaphoid in plan with facets to the upper face; old paper label 'Oranian' to obverse and inked legend to reverse 'Oranian 15k to 9k BC'
ProvenanceFound North East Africa.
Acquired from a London gentleman in the 2020s.
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