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LOT 1629

Stone Age Flint Sickle Knife

NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6,000 B.P.

3 3/4 in. (69 grams, 97 mm).

A knapped bifacial sickle knife, chipped at one end; inked inscription to the reverse: 'Fakenham, Norfolk'. [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.

CONDITION

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LOT 1629

Stone Age Flint Sickle Knife

Sold for (Inc. bp): £20

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