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LOT 1506
Stone Age 'Caply' Knapped Flint Discoidal Knife
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 3000-2000 B.C.
3 5/8 in. (190 grams, 93 mm).
Lentoid in section with broad cutting edge; old inked inscription 'CAPLY' to centre. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Caply, France.
From an old French collection.
Ex Norfolk, UK, private collection.
From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector.
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