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LOT 0439
'Valley of the Kings' Egyptian Stone Age Knapped Boring Tool
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6,000 B.P.
3 3/4 in. (80.8 grams, 97 mm).
Triangular in plan with broad curved butt and cortex to one edge; marked 'Tombs of the Kings Valley, Thebes, 1912'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound near the tombs of the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, 1912.
Acquired from Sotheby's, 16 June 1959 (part), £4.10.
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
Accompanied by a copy of an old handwritten identification card written by Peter Clayton.
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LOT 0439
'Valley of the Kings' Egyptian Stone Age Knapped Boring Tool
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
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