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LOT 1471
Stone Age Flint and Other Tool Collection
MAINLY NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 4TH MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1 1/4 - 4 1/2 in. (22 1/2 x 14 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.) (3.35 kg total including case, 3.5-11.5 cm (case:57 x 36.5 x 6 cm)).
Including scrapers, burins, arrowheads and other items; in a glazed wooden display case with removable lid, green baize lining. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Previously acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of a Kent, UK, collector.
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