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LOT 2876
Tchin Tabourak African Stone Age Knapped Bifacial Discordial Knife
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6,000 B.P.
3 1/8 in. (52 grams, 80 mm).
Cordate in plan with edges thinned; made from green jasper. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Thin Tabourak, Thierry, 81.
Ex old German collection.
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LOT 2876
Tchin Tabourak African Stone Age Knapped Bifacial Discordial Knife
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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