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LOT 1663
Stone Age 'South Downs' Flint Chisel and Fabricator
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 6TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.P.
3 - 3 3/8 in. (98 grams total, 78-85 mm).
Comprising: a plano-convex tool with rounded working edge, labelled 'N173'; a biconvex tongue-shaped tool with much usage wear probably for knapping, labelled 'N 172'. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
Found South Downs, Sussex, UK.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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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