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LOT 1752
Stone Age Knapped Arrowhead and Tool Group
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 5TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.P.
7/8 - 2 7/8 in. (33 grams total, 23-72 mm).
Comprising: leaf-shaped and triangular arrowheads, a single-edged blade and a scraper. [8, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx private collection, 1970s.
Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
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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