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LOT 1576
Stone Age Knapped Flint Scraper Collection
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 6TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.P.
1 1/4 - 1 7/8 in. (55 grams total, 30-47 mm).
Including chevron, ovate, triangular and other types. [7, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound near Fakenham, Norfolk, UK.
From an old Norfolk collection formed during the 1960s.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
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