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LOT 1597
Stone Age 'Suffolk' Knapped Flint Tool Group
6TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.P.
1 1/4 - 2 1/2 in. (78 grams total, 33-67 mm).
Mixed group of points and ovate scrapers. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Suffolk, UK.
Property of a Nottinghamshire, UK, gentleman.
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