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LOT 1693

Stone Age English Flint Arrowhead Collection

NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.P.

5/8 - 1 3/8 in. (4.23 grams total, 17-33 mm).

Mainly barbed and tanged types, with find spots. [4, No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Dorset/Hampshire, UK.
Ex N. Thomas collection, 1970s-1980s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

CONDITION

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LOT 1693

Stone Age English Flint Arrowhead Collection

Sold for (Inc. bp): £39

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