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LOT 1575
Stone Age Flint Tools and Reproduction North American Spearhead Group
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH MILLENNIUM B.C.-20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 - 10 in. (626 grams total, 3.4-25.5 cm).
Mixed group comprising several flint scrapers, a large reproduction lanceolate lentoid-section spearhead with lateral barbs to the tang, and other reproductions. [8, No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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LOT 1575
Stone Age Flint Tools and Reproduction North American Spearhead Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
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