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LOT 1473
Stone Age Tilemsi Valley Flint Arrowhead and Point Group
MESOLITHIC PERIOD, 12,000-4000 B.C.
1 - 2 in. (60 grams total, 24-52 mm).
Mainly leaf-shaped and triangular two-edged points. [15, No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Tilemsi Valley, Mali, West Africa.
From a collection formed during the 1970s-1980s and acquired on the British art market.
By descent to the current owner in 1988.
From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector.
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LOT 1473
Stone Age Tilemsi Valley Flint Arrowhead and Point Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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