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LOT 1724
French Mousterian Stone Age Knapper Flint Levallois Point
MIDDLE PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 150,000-60,000 B.P.
2 3/4 in. (36.2 grams, 69 mm).
Triangular in plan, with a bulb at the base; made by Neanderthals. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Region of France.
From a large French collection built up in the early 1900s.
Acquired on the European art market.
From a private collection.
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LOT 1724
French Mousterian Stone Age Knapper Flint Levallois Point
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
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