Description: A Danish bifacially flaked dark grey brown flint sickle with integral handle, the cutting edge serrated and a band of sickle gloss extending along one side of the cutting edge. A chip at one end and some small inoffensive edge chips, otherwise condition good and a nice example.
Size: 129 mm/5 ins. in width
Culture: Nordic Neolithic
Date: c. 2000 B.C.
Provenance: Ex English private collection and acquired on the London art market between 2002 and 2003.
Notes: Sickle gloss is a distinctive polish found along the cutting edges of flint and stone tools that have been used for cutting cereals or grasses. The polish is caused by abrasive action from silica present within the cereal stems, suggesting this is a used tool.
