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LOT 1511
Stone Age Annotated Flint Scraper
PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 200,000 B.P.
2 1/2 in. (61 grams, 62 mm).
Ovate scraper with broad cutting edge (chipped); marked 'Che[.] Hill 50988 / 15-10-13'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s.
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