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LOT 1560
Stone Age Tool and Artefact Group
6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
7/8 - 2 1/2 in. (162 grams total, 23-66 mm).
Including flint scrapers and a small cleaver. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound on various UK sites since 1974.
Property of an Essex collector.
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