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LOT 1744
Stone Age British Worked Flint Knife Blade Group
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 6TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.P.
1 - 2 3/4 in. (226 grams total, 26-69 mm).
Knapped two-edged blades and scrapers, some with cortex to one face. [30, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound 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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