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LOT 1513

Stone Age Flint Scraper Collection

NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 5TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.

1 1/4 - 3 3/8 in. (91 grams total, 33-86 mm).

Comprising: two scrapers, two flakes from a core and two Bann flakes from Ireland; all with old collector's cards and inked catalogue numbers. [6, No Reserve]

Provenance

Probably from the collection of General Sir George Cockburn (1763-1947), Shanganagh Castle, Co.
Wicklow, Ireland, sold at auction between 1935-1939.

Accompanied by old handwritten identification cards.

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LOT 1513

Stone Age Flint Scraper Collection

Sold for (Inc. bp): £111

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