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LOT 1458
Stone Age 'Wanel' Knapped Flint Pick
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 3000-2000 B.C.
4 3/8 in. (173 grams, 11 cm).
Triangular in section with rounded butt, narrow point (absent); inked 'WANEL' . [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Wanel, France.
From an old French collection.
Ex Norfolk, UK, private collection.
From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector.
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