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LOT 1110
Stone Age Flint Knife and Other Blade Group
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 8TH-5TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/4 - 2 5/8 in. (192 grams total, 33-67 mm).
Comprising mostly bifacial and uniface flint and chert edged implements; probably from the Sahara region of North Africa. [50, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
LiteratureSee Greenwell, David, F., Artefacts of North Africa, privately published, 2005, for much information.
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LOT 1110
Stone Age Flint Knife and Other Blade Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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