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LOT 1237
Stone Age 'Boxgrove' Knapped Flint Adze
MESOLITHIC PERIOD, 10TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 5/8 in. (190 grams, 11.8 cm).
Of triangular cross-section with distinct curvature along the length and convex cutting edge; in calcined white flint showing some cortex, with inked inscription: 'SADDLCOMBE FARM' findspot. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Saddlescombe Farm, near Brighton, East Sussex, UK.
Property of Mr A.B., an American collector.
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