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LOT 1146
Stone Age 'Norfolk' Oval Flint Knife
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.P.
1 1/2 in. (10.59 grams, 40 mm).
Heavily knapped form, dark drown in colour with inked inscription: 'NORTH / NORFOLK / 1930-60'S'. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found North Norfolk, UK, 1930-1960s.
From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.
Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue slip.
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