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LOT 1312
Western Asiatic Stone Artefact Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
2 - 3 1/4 in. (876 grams total, 49-85 mm).
Including pierced stone weights, a flint scraper and other items. [8, No Reserve]
Provenance
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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