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LOT 255766
Stone Age Clactonian Flint Tool Group
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 700,000-300,000 B.P.
2 5/8 - 3 1/2 in. (255 grams total, 66-86 mm).
Comprising two implements, both with rounded butts and two inked collection notes, one with 'SNC 11.81 W.G.S.' and '4078/1/28' and a pencilled note '91.9' to the other side, the other with 'SNC 7.80 W.G.S.' and '4266/1/28'. [2, 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 255766
Stone Age Clactonian Flint Tool Group
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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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.
