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LOT 1492
Stone Age Flint Knife Group
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/2 - 2 3/4 in. (237 grams total, 39-70 mm).
Comprising thirty knives and some other tools. [30, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the Arthur Halcrow Versage collection, Reigate, Surrey, UK.
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