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LOT 0270
Stone Age Danish Type Via Grey Flint Stiletto Dagger
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 1500 B.C.
5 3/4 in. (61 grams, 14.6 cm).
To the obverse an inked inscription in white: 'CC-70539', and to verso inked inscriptions in black: Denmark / Ex-Richard / Britton / 7-13' and 'HYY'. [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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