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LOT 1563
Stone Age Knapped Arrowhead and Blade Group
NEOLITHIC, CIRCA 4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 5/8 - 3 1/2 in. (26 grams total, 43-90 mm).
Two scaphoid and plano-convex in section, one barbed and tanged. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceOld French collection.
Private collection, London.
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