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LOT 0336
French Stone Age Magdalenian Bone Awl
MAGDALENIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 21,000-13,000 B.P.
3 3/4 in. (9.05 grams, 94.4 mm).
Well-preserved bone awl from ‘’Abris Val De Seine’’.
Provenance
From an auction with Art Remy Le Fur.
Acquired on the European art market in the 2020s.
Accompanied by a copy of French export licence no.257541.
Footnotes
The Magdalenian is a technocomplex of the Late Upper Palaeolithic. It dates from around 21,000 to 13,000 years BP. It is named after the type site of Abri de la Madeleine, a rock shelter located in the Vézère valley of Tursac in Dordogne, France.
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