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LOT 1540
French Stone Age 'Gravettian' Long Crested Blade
UPPER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 35,000-25,000 B.P.
6 1/4 in. (119 grams, 16 cm).
With fine re-touch around the tip; cortex to one face. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Dordogne, France.
Ex M G Georgen collection.
Mr Georgen built up a large collection during the mid 1900s and was sold at auction after his death.
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