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LOT 1575
Stone Age Tenerean Projectile Point Group
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 6TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.P.
1 1/8 - 2 1/2 in. (30 grams total, 29-64 mm).
Mainly triangular types with flat butt. [4, No Reserve]
Provenance
Found near the Algerian border, North Africa.
From an old Derby, UK, collection and a private Dorset collection formed in the 1950s.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
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