Flint knife from Northern Germany
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Object number
AR3069K
| Object: |
Flint knife from Northern Germany
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| Material: |
Light polychrome flint.
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| Period: |
Dagger Period, 2350 BC to 1700 BC. Northern European Aeneolithic. |
| Description: |
Flat two-edged blade, straight and symmetrical. The knife or small dagger was inspired by imported Copper ware, that was a luxury good and copied in stone.
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| Dimensions: |
10.0cm length.
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| Condition: |
Perfect condition. Some chips that are probably from Stone Age.
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| Provenance: |
Acquired by us in 2020 from the German family collection Marienfeld. The founder of the collection, Horst-Hellmuth Marienfeld, found the sickle between the end of the 1940ies and the early 1950ies on fields on the island of Ruegen in Northern Germany or in the region surrounding the island.
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| References: |
Cf. P. V. Glob, Danske Oldsager II. Yngre Stenalder, no. 523. Cf. Petersen, Flint fra Danmarks oldtid, page 124f, no. 203. |
| Literature: |
P. V. Glob's classical book Danske Oldsager II. Yngre Stenalder gives a comprehensive overview on the Northern European New Stone Age.
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| Authenticity: |
We unconditionally guarantee the authenticity of every artefact, all items are subject to our lifetime return policy on authenticity.
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