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LOT 1636

Sold for (Inc. bp): £169

STONE AGE OBSIDIAN KNIFE CORE
ASIA MINOR, CIRCA 5TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 3/4 in. (17.6 grams, 69 mm).

Long and tapering in section with slanted tip, facetting to the flanks where blades have been struck.

PROVENANCE:
Ex Alain Eleb, Louvre des Antiquaries, Paris, France.
Acquired from the above in 1991.
From the collection of G.M.R.H., London, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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