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LOT 1717
Stone Age Two Substantial Knapped Dark Orange Flint Scrapers
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 4TH-2ND MILLENNIUM B.P.
3 3/8 -- 4 in. (260 grams total, 8.5-10 cm).
Each triangular in section with broad butt, some cortex remaining; marked 'Troussencourt' in black ink. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Troussencourt, France.
Ex Norfolk, UK, private collection of French artefacts acquired prior to 2000.
From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector.
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 1717
Stone Age Two Substantial Knapped Dark Orange Flint Scrapers
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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