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LOT 1117
Stone Age Dimpled Hammer Stone
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 6TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 7/8 in. (496 grams, 73 mm).
Spherical with shallow recesses on opposed faces. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Thames Valley, Essex, UK.
Acquired circa 2010.
Property of a Stowmarket, UK, gentleman.
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