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A Neolithic Flint Fishtail Dagger
Estimate: $5,000-$7,000
Sold
$5,500
Timed Auction
Lithics
Size
Length 8 3/8 inches (21.27 cm).
Description
A Neolithic Flint Fishtail Dagger
Denmark, Dagger Period - Early Bronze Age, Circa 2400-1000 B.C.
Length 8 3/8 inches (21.27 cm).
Condition
Height with stand 9 1/8 inches (23.18 cm).
Provenance
Provenance:The Celtic and Prehistoric Museum, Dingle, Ireland, 1999.Private Collection, New York.with Colnaghi Gallery, New York, 2023 (Carved Stones from Prehistory: The Art of Early Toolmaking, no. 60).The dagger period is named for the pressure-flaked daggers that marked the end of the Stone Age. For a comparable shape, see P.V. Petersen, Flint Fra Danmarks Oldtid, Copenhagen, 1999, fig. 229; Type 5B is characterized by a handle oval in cross-section and a pronounced shoulder.
Quantity
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