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LOT 1892
Stone Age Tenerian Saharan Knapped Flint Blade Core
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6000 B.P.
3 1/8 in. (173 grams, 83.77 mm).
Rectangular in plan and wedge-shaped in section, with fluted surface showing removal of worked flakes. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex old German collection formed in the 1970s.
Acquired on the European art market.
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