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LOT 1716

Stone Age Long Flint Blade from Spiennes

NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6000 B.P.

7 1/4 in. (125 grams, 18.5 cm).

Triangular in section with narrow square butt and broad curved edge. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the world renowned and now world heritage flint factory site of Spiennes, Belgium.
From an old Paris collection.
Acquired on the European art market.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

CONDITION

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LOT 1716

Stone Age Long Flint Blade from Spiennes

Sold for (Inc. bp): £59

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