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LOT 1637
Treen Stone Age Polished Grinding Tool
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6,000 B.P.
3 in. (218 grams, 76 mm).
Round-section pestle with polished butt; inked legend 'Treen / Penwith / Sam Angoye'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Treen, Penwith, UK.
From the collection of Haselmere Parish Priest, Charles Borelli (c.1914-2000) of Farnham; who was part of the Borelli family from Italy who emigrated from Lake Como in 1828 to set up the Borelli family watch and jewellery business; thence by family descent to his nephew.
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