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LOT 1557
French Stone Age 'Gravettian' Long Crested Blade
UPPER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 35,000-25,000 B.P.
5 1/4 in. (56 grams, 13.3 cm).
Triangular in section with curvature along the full length of the blade. [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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