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LOT 1227
Stone Age Knife Group
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/4 - 2 1/4 in. (88 grams total, 31-57 mm).
Comprising thirty flint knives. [30, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the Arthur Halcrow Versage collection, Reigate, Surrey, UK.
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