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LOT 1626

Stone Age 'Swanscombe' Flint Retouched Flake

PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 300,000-200,000 B.P.

2 5/8 in. (66 grams, 67 mm).

Subtriangular in plan with broad butt; point broken in antiquity; labelled '57'. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Milton Street, Swanscombe, Kent, 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.

CONDITION

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LOT 1626

Stone Age 'Swanscombe' Flint Retouched Flake

Sold for (Inc. bp): £59

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