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LOT 1995
Stone Age Collection of Flints
MESOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 10,000-4,000 B.P.
1 1/8 - 2 7/8 in. (615 grams total, 28-73 mm).
Including scrapers, points, and other tools in various materials; some with 'Sydenham' inked findspot. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Sydenham, England (according to inscription).
Collection of Dr Leonhard Adam (1891-1960), Anthropologist and lawyer; thence by descent to his daughter Mary-Clare Adam.
with Woolley & Wallis, 17th September 2025, no.134 (Part).
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