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LOT 1715
Stone Age British Worked Flint Scraper Tool Group
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 6TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.P.
1 1/8 - 2 1/4 in. (548 grams total, 28-58 mm).
Of various irregular forms, some with findspot information. [36, 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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