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LOT 1123
Stone Age Neolithic Implement Collection
CIRCA 4TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 5/8 - 4 3/8 in. (130 grams total, 6.7-11.1 cm).
A group comprising: the substantial tip of a finely knapped bifacial knife/dagger with old collector number '1966'; a small polished chisel with square sides and slightly convex cutting edge and a small axe with tapered sides and deeply convex cutting edge; the first two of Danish workmanship, the third possibly from further south. [3]
Provenance
Acquired 1990s.
Private UK dealer.
Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.
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