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LOT 1564
Stone Age Polished Fishing Weight
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
4 in. (256 grams, 10.2 cm).
Triangular in profile with ground hole below the apex; chipped. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.N202; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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