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Stone Age British Knapped Flint Sickle-Knife

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Stone Age British Knapped Flint Sickle-Knife

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Description

Neolithic, 3000-1500 BC. A fully bifacial sickle-knife of fine workmanship in grey-brown translucent flint; one edge convex, the other slightly concave; showing usage polish to the concave edge in particular. 36 grams, 11.5cm (4 1/2"). Property of a gentleman, by descent from the vendor's father, who formed his collection in the 1990s; found Norwich, Norfolk, UK, in 1939. Cf. Evans, John, The Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain, p. 355, fig. 267a for a very similar example.

Condition

Very fine condition; tiny loss at one tip. Rare.

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Stone Age British Knapped Flint Sickle-Knife

Name: Stone Age British Knapped Flint Sickle-Knife
SKU: 33740552
Price: 140 GBP
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Estimate £150 - £200

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