STONE AGE SCANDINAVIAN KNAPPED FLINT SICKLE Neolithic, 6th-mid 2nd millennium BC A fully bifacial sickle blade of superb workmanship, possibly of Danish origin, for right-handed use and once mounted in a wood or bone handle at the butt end; formed in a translucent black flint with extensive wear use polish to underside, the concave cutting edge and the upper surface of the tip end. 76 grams, 12.5cm (5"). Very fine condition. Provenance Private collection, acquired early 1980s. Literature Cf. Petersen, P. V., Flint Fra Danmarks Oldtid, Denmark, 2008, number 246.
STONE AGE SCANDINAVIAN KNAPPED FLINT SICKLE Neolithic, 6th-mid 2nd millennium BC A fully bifacial sickle blade of superb workmanship, possibly of Danish origin, for right-handed use and once mounted in a wood or bone handle at the butt end; formed in a translucent black flint with extensive wear use polish to underside, the concave cutting edge and the upper surface of the tip end. 76 grams, 12.5cm (5"). Very fine condition. Provenance Private collection, acquired early 1980s. Literature Cf. Petersen, P. V., Flint Fra Danmarks Oldtid, Denmark, 2008, number 246.
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