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LOT 1540
Stone Age Blade and Scraper Tool Group
MESOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 12,000-9,000 YEARS B.P.
1 - 2 1/8 in. (80 grams total, 26-55 mm).
Comprising three microlith scrapers and worked block, with inked inscription 'Near Culverwell / Portland Bill, 1970's' (3) and 'Nr Culver Well'; old collector's ticket. [4, No Reserve]
Provenance
Found near Culver Well, Portland Bill, Dorset, UK, 1970s.
Ex old English collection.
From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.
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