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LOT 1494
Stone Age Neolithic and Later Flint Tool Group
6TH MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1 - 4 in. (351 grams total, 2.4-10 cm).
Mixed group including scrapers and other items; offered with three large and three small reproduction arrowheads. [12, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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