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LOT 1917
French Stone Age Magdalenian Bone Needle
MAGDALENIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 21,000-13,000 B.P.
3 7/8 in. (3.69 grams, 98 mm).
Well-preserved bone needle from ‘’Abris Val De Seine’’. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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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