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LOT 2972
French Stone Age Hammer Stone
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6,000 B.P.
3 1/2 in. (591 grams, 89 mm).
Spheroid in form with flattened underside. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Dordogne, France.
Ex old German collection of Dr J Fehkhaber, formed in the 1970s.
Acquired on the art market in the 2020s.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.
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LOT 2972
French Stone Age Hammer Stone
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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