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LOT 1599
Stone Age Knapped Arrowhead and Implement Collection
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6TH MILLENNIUM B.P.
5/8 - 2 1/2 in. (63 grams total, 17-63 mm).
Including tanged and lanceolate arrowheads, scrapers and other types. [13, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the African Sahara region.
Acquired from a Scottish auction house.
From the private collection of a West Midlands lady collector.
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