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LOT 1435
Stone Age British Knapped Flint Tool Group
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 5TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/8 - 4 3/4 in. (1.06 kg total, 3.6-12 cm).
Comprising discoid, lozengiform and triangular scrapers, flint nodule with inked 'Spionnos' inscription, and other items, some mounted on glazed ceramic tile bases. [9, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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