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LOT 1908
Stone Age Campeignien Knapped Flint Nucleus
MESOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 7,000 B.P.
5 in. (132 grams, 12.7 cm).
Flint core, triangular in profile with fluting to reverse; marked 'NEVOLA / DISL / V200'; with old collector's record card. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Nevola, Italy.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Accompanied by a previous catalogue information card.
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