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LOT 1711
Possible Stone Age Clactonian Flint Scraper
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 700,000-300,000 B.P. OR LATER
2 7/8 in. (74.9 grams, 72 mm).
Piriform in plan with a rounded butt, possibly natural, two old inked collection notes 'SNC S.82 WGS' and 4087/1/28', and a pencilled note '74.7' to the other side. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePreviously in several old collections, having been annotated with three different accession numbers.
Acquired from an Oxfordshire, UK, auction house.
From the private collection of a West Midlands lady collector.
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LOT 1711
Possible Stone Age Clactonian Flint Scraper
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Archaic Woodland Period, circa 2500-1900 B.P. or laterEstimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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From a previous old English collection. From the private collection of a West Midlands lady collector; acquired from a UK auction house. -
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Neolithic Period, circa 6,000 B.P.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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Found Denmark. From the collection of Martin Doyle, Leverstock, UK, 1980s-2000s. -
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Opening Bid: £5
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