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LOT 1577

Stone Age Knapped Flint Arrowhead Collection

NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 6TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.C.

3/4 - 2 1/2 in. (54 grams total, 21-64 mm).

Mixed group of flint arrowheads and other tools, some with cortex in situ. [7, No Reserve]

Provenance

Believed found Norfolk, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION

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LOT 1577

Stone Age Knapped Flint Arrowhead Collection

Sold for (Inc. bp): £65

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