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LOT 1754
Stone Age British Knapped Flint Tranchet Axe
MESOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6,000 B.P.
4 1/4 in. (175 grams, 10.7 cm).
Plano-convex in section with irregular pointed edge; cortex to butt and sides' inked legend 'Southeast England'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Southeast England.
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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