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LOT 0337
Stone Age Danish Type Knapped Flint Dagger
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3950-3600 B.P.
5 in (52.65 grams, 12.8 cm).
With mottled grey patina and fossil inclusions, a waisted profile and a rounded tip.
ProvenanceFrom the Jutland area.
Ex old German collection formed in the 1970s.
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