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LOT 1741
Stone Age British Worked Flint Core Group
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 6TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.P.
1 1/4 - 2 3/8 in. (406 grams total, 32-61 mm).
With faceted surfaces from which the blades have been struck. [12, No Reserve]
Provenance
Found on various sites in North East Essex, UK, since 1983.
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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