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LOT 2853
Staffordshire Stone Age Pecked Hammerstone
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 5000-3500 B.P.
2 3/4 in. (355 grams, 69 mm).
Spheroid in form with percussion damage to the underside, old onked legend 'Buley 3494'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound near Buley, Litchfield, Staffordshire, UK.
Ex Martin Doyle collection, Leverstock, UK, 1980s-2000s.
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LOT 2853
Staffordshire Stone Age Pecked Hammerstone
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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