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LOT 0273
Stone Age Danish Type 1a Brown Flint Dagger
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 2150 B.C.
7 1/4 in. (80 grams total, 18.3 cm high including stand).
To the obverse an inked inscription in black: 'DENMARK / DD. 37. HF' and to verso a label: 'DENMARK / DEN.125' and another with collection number: '65-19'; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx F.S. Clarke collection.
Acquired from a UK gallery.
From the collection of a South West London, UK, collector.
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