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LOT 1675

Stone Age Flint Hand Axe and Tool Group

NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 6TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.P.

2 1/2 - 3 7/8 in (380 grams total, 66-98 mm).

Group of three lentoid-section tools each with a worked edge and irregular butt; one marked 'Naphill High Wycombe'. [3, No Reserve]

Provenance

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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LOT 1675

Stone Age Flint Hand Axe and Tool Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £20

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