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LOT 1653

Stone Age Flint Knife

NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6000 B.P.

2 1/4 in. (26.7 grams, 57 mm).

Finely knapped on all four edge in light brown flint, with inked old collector's inscription to verso: 'ST ACRES / 136'. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found near Fakenham, Norfolk, UK.
Ex collection of P James, South England.
Acquired on the UK art market.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.
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 1653

Stone Age Flint Knife

Sold for (Inc. bp): £13

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