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LOT 1775
Stone Age French Flint Scraper and Knife Blade Collection
CIRCA 4TH-2ND MILLENNIUM B.P.
1 - 3 3/4 in. (98 grams total, 25-96 mm).
Including long-blade scrapers, leaf-shaped and discoid blades; with collector's card 'French Neolithic'. [10, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired in the UK, 1980s-2010.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
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 1775
Stone Age French Flint Scraper and Knife Blade Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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