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LOT 1486
Stone Age Flint Knife Group
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 6TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 - 4 in. (300 grams total, 5-10.2 cm).
Comprising twenty-eight specimens with sharp cutting edges. [28, No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Arthur Halcrow Versage collection, Reigate, Surrey, UK.
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