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LOT 1726
Stone Age Knapped Flint Axehead and Scraper Group
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6,000 B.P.
1 3/4 - 4 3/4 in. (397 grams total, 4.6-11.9 cm).
Comprising: a large blade with cortex to one face; small tongue-shaped scraper; leaf-shaped hanaze in orange-tan with narrow point; biconvex-section cleaver with rounded butt. [4, Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 1726
Stone Age Knapped Flint Axehead and Scraper Group
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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