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LOT 1537
Stone Age Knapped Flint Tool Group
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 5500-4500 B.P.
1 7/8 - 2 1/2 in. (222 grams total, 47-64 mm).
Mixed group of rectangular, ovate and other types, some with 'Tassilly 14' inked notation. [5, No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Tassily, France.
Ex Petra Berhout collection.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
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