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LOT 1707

Stone Age British Flint Arrowhead

NEOLITHIC-EARLY BRONZE AGE PERIOD, CIRCA 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.P.

1 5/8 in. (2.97 grams, 42 mm).

Plano-convex in section and triangular in plan with short tang and barbs; old inked find spot 'Botley/Hants'. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Botley, Hampshire, UK.
Ex old UK collection.
From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

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LOT 1707

Stone Age British Flint Arrowhead

Sold for (Inc. bp): £78

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