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LOT 1774
Stone Age Tenerian Knapped Arrowhead from Meteoritic Glass
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.P.
1 in. (1.01 grams, 27 mm).
Fabricated from meteorite impactite. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Libya.
Ex old UK collection.
From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.
Accompanied by a previous catalogue information ticket.
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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LOT 1774
Stone Age Tenerian Knapped Arrowhead from Meteoritic Glass
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
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