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LOT 1513
Stone Age Knapped Flint Crescent Knife
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 6TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.P.
4 1/2 in. (33 grans, 11.6 cm).
Bifacial in a grey translucent flint with curved back and point, slightly ribbed cutting edge. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private family collection of a lady, UK; acquired in Germany mid 20th century.
Literature
Cf. Madsen, A.P., Antiquites Prehistoriques Du Denmark, Copenhague, 1872, pl.24, for type.
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