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LOT 1654
Early Human Bone Implements
UPPER PALAEOLITHIC-BRONZE AGE PERIOD, CIRCA 40,000-3,000 B.P.
4 - 5 1/2 in. (112 grams total, 10.3-13.9 cm).
Comprising three bone implements, one fragmentary and joined by a metal pin. [3]
ProvenanceFrom France.
Private collection, UK.
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Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 600,000-350,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
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