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LOT 1602
French Stone Age Knapped Flint Long Crested Blade Scraper
GRAVETTIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 33,000-21,000 B.P.
3 5/8 in. (16.2 grams, 92 mm).
Slender curved blade with faceted upper face and extensive retouch to one edge; old label 'La Croze du Tayac'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom La Croze du Tayac, France.
Acquired in the 1970s-1990s.
From the collections of the famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023).
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.
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LOT 1602
French Stone Age Knapped Flint Long Crested Blade Scraper
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
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Previously in several old Stone Age tool collections, having been annotated with three different accession numbers. Acquired from an Oxfordshire, UK, auction house. From the private collection of a West Midlands lady collector.
