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LOT 1896
Stone Age Knapped Flint Scraper Knife
PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 250,000-150,000 B.P.
3 3/8 in. (169 grams, 87 mm).
With thick rear edge and broad curved blade, old label 'Paleolithic Scraper / Knife / Hampstead, London'. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Hampstead, London, UK.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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