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LOT 1496
Stone Age Flint Scraper
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 8500-6500 B.C.
2 5/8 in. (69 grams, 67 mm).
Cordate in plan with cortex to upper face. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound in Southampton, 1997.
Private collection, London.
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