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LOT 1525
Stone Age British Flint Tool Collection
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 3500-2000 B.C.
1 5/8 - 4 in. (613 grams total, 4.1-10.3 cm).
Comprising ovate scrapers, flint points, burins and other types, some with cortex remaining. [12, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
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