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LOT 1641

Stone Age Hafted French Knife

NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6,000 B.P.

4 in. (55 grams, 10.4 cm).

Linguiform in plan and lentoid in section with a rounded tip and a narrow stepped butt; intended to be hafted at the base to a handle of bone or wood; a rare form. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the Oise area in Northern France.
From a collection purchased on the UK art market.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.

CONDITION
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LOT 1641

Stone Age Hafted French Knife

Sold for (Inc. bp): £65

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