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LOT 1591
Stone Age Barbed and Tanged Arrowhead Collection
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 8TH-6TH MILLENNIUM B.P.
3/4 - 1 3/4 in. (118 grams total, 19-46 mm).
Comprising mostly bifacial and unifacial barbed and tanged flint and chert arrowheads; probably from the Sahara region of North Africa. [50, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
LiteratureSee Greenwell, D.F., Artefacts of North Africa, privately published, 2005, for more information.
FootnotesSimilar specimens of arrowheads have been found in the Eastern Sahara Region of Abu Tartur Plateau. Most of the arrowheads came from the El Jarar Neolithic, c. 7700-7300 B.P. (c.6500-6100 B.C.). Other parallels occur in the region of Kharga Oasis.
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LOT 1591
Stone Age Barbed and Tanged Arrowhead Collection
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
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Opening Bid: £80
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Opening Bid: £5
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Opening Bid: £5
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