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'The General Sir George Cockburn' Stone Age Flint Arrowhead Collection
'The General Sir George Cockburn' Stone Age Flint Arrowhead Collection
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Neolithic Period, circa 5th-3rd millennium B.C. Mixed group including leaf-shaped, barbed and barbed-and-tanged types, each with inked collector's number and card giving details of provenance. 33.2 grams total, 29-71 mm (1 1/8 - 2 3/4 in.).

Probably from the collection of General Sir George Cockburn (1763-1947), Shanganagh Castle, Co. Wicklow, Ireland, sold at auction between 1935-1939. Accompanied by an old handwritten identification card.

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'The General Sir George Cockburn' Stone Age Flint Arrowhead Collection

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