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LOT 0269
Stone Age Danish Type 1b Brown Flint Stiletto Dagger
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 2250 B.C.
6 1/8 in. (53 grams, 15.5 cm).
Several inked inscriptions in black to the reverse: 'Denmark / Ex-Richard / Britton / 7-13' and 'HZZ' ALSO '30' AND in white 'CC-70532'. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePreviously with Lord McAlpine of West Green.
The property of Richard Britton.
From a U.S.A. private collection.
From the collection of a South West London, UK, collector.
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