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LOT 1683
Stone Age Knapped Flint Tool Collection
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 4000-2300 B.P.
1/2 - 2 3/8 in. (196 grams total, 15-60 mm).
Comprising mainly scrapers and blades. [46, No Reserve]
Provenance
Found East Riding of Yorkshire, UK, in the 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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