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LOT 1490
'The General Sir George Cockburn' Stone Age Flint Slug Knife and Javelin Head
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 5TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 3/4 in. (31 grams total, 68-69 mm).
Teardrop-shaped spearhead with chip to butt, old collector's inked legend '4'; plano-convex scaphoid two-edged blade with old collector's record card. [2]
Provenance
Probably from the collection of General Sir George Cockburn (1763-1947), Shanganagh Castle, Co.
Wicklow, Ireland, sold at auction between 1935-1939.
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LOT 1490
'The General Sir George Cockburn' Stone Age Flint Slug Knife and Javelin Head
Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
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