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LOT 1946
Stone Age Knapped Flint Adze with Blue-Grey Patina
LATE MESOLITHIC-EARLY NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 7550-3650 B.Р.
5 1/4 in. (378 grams, 13.5 cm).
Lentoid in section with rounded edge and base; cortex still remaining on part of the tool; inked findspot 'Salisbury'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Mr P.M. Wiltshire, UK.
Found by the collector whilst field walking in the Salisbury area during the early 2000s.
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