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LOT 1464
Stone Age Angular and Other Arrowhead Collection
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
7/8 - 1 7/8 in. (110 grams total, 22-48 mm).
Comprising mostly bifacial and uniface flint and chert arrowheads; probably from the Sahara region of North Africa. [50, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
LiteratureSee Greenwell, David, F., Artefacts of North Africa, privately published, 2005, for much information.
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