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LOT 255755
Stone Age Clactonian Flint Scraper
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 700,000-300,000 B.P.
3 3/8 in. (102 grams, 85 mm).
Ovate in plan with inked collection numbers '4075/1/28' and 'SNC 11.81 W.G.S.', some cortex remaining. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Previously in several old Stone Age tool collections, having been annotated with two different accession numbers.
Acquired from an Oxfordshire, UK, auction house.
From the private collection of a West Midlands lady collector.
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LOT 255755
Stone Age Clactonian Flint Scraper
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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