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LOT 255767
Stone Age Clactonian Flint Tool Group
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 700,000-300,000 B.P.
2 1/2 - 3 1/4 in. (233 grams total, 62-81 mm).
Comprising two scrapers, one with inked collection number '4197/1/28' and the other with 'SNC. W.G.S. 882' and '4487/1/28'. [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 255767
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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