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LOT 1560
Stone Age Knapped End Scraper and Spoke-Shave Collection
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 6000-4000 B.P.
1 3/8 - 2 1/4 in. (66 grams total, 35-56 mm).
Knapped flint scraping and finishing tools, most with cortex. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound London Colney, near St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
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Neolithic Wood Shaving Blade with Antler Handle
3rd-2nd millennium B.P.Estimate: £300 - 400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £160
Finely knapped and polished tongue-shaped blade embedded in a more recent antler handle with chisel finial. 134 grams, 23.1 cm
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