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LOT 1589
Stone Age 'Felwell' Sandstone Quartz Pendant and Saw
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 6TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.P.
1 7/8 - 3 3/8 in. (53 grams total, 48-85 mm).
Comprising: a narrow triangular blade with dentilled edge, marked 'N8-79' and '449'; irregular banded sandstone pebble with perforation, marked '445'. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Felwell, Norfolk, UK.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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