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LOT 1569
Stone Age 'South Downs' Flint Scraper
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 6TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.P.
2 7/8 in. (76 grams, 73 mm).
Biconvex in section with narrow butt and old collector's label 'N209'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound South Downs, Sussex, UK, in 1927.
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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Fine condition.
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Neolithic Period, 6th-4th millennium B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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